UCR scientists create a fully synthetic model for growing brain cells that could allow for animal-free drug testing.

Researchers have created functional brain-like tissue without relying on any animal-derived materials, marking a major step toward more ethical and reproducible neurological research.

Slicing up and analyzing real, living, three-dimensional brain tissue comes with some obvious complications – as in, it tends ...

An international study—the largest of its kind—has uncovered similar structural changes in the brains of young people ...

The ability to analyze the brain's neural connectivity is emerging as a key foundation for brain-computer interface (BCI) ...

Recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence have uncovered surprising geometric structures within large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT. These findings offer a new perspective on how these ...

Pandora Dewan is a Senior Science Reporter at Newsweek based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on science, health and technology. Pandora joined Newsweek in 2022 and previously worked as the Head ...

Scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking preliminary atlas charting the intricate development of brain cells from early embryonic stages to adulthood, a significant stride that could revolutionise ...

What’s so special about the human brain? What distinguishes the human brain from the brains of other animals? These intriguing questions have been approached from many directions, but here the focus ...