A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

The world’s most powerful supercomputers can now run simulations of billions of neurons, and researchers hope such models ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

Scientists have shown that brain connectivity patterns can predict mental functions across the entire brain. Each region has a unique “connectivity fingerprint” tied to its role in cognition, from ...

Synaptic plasticity allows brains to learn, adapt, and rewire. It’s foundational to memory, problem-solving, and complex ...

Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

In 1943, a pair of neuroscientists were trying to describe how the human nervous system works when they accidentally laid the foundation for artificial intelligence. In their mathematical framework ...

How do you intuitively know that you can walk on a footpath and swim in a lake? Researchers from the University of Amsterdam have discovered unique brain activations that reflect how we can move our ...