Brain organoids have come a long way. These mini-brains, at most the size of a pea, are made from stem cells or reprogrammed skin...

Brain organoids have come a long way. These mini-brains, at most the size of a pea, are made from stem cells or reprogrammed skin...

Everyone is raving about hallucinogens as the future of antidepressants.LSD (better known as acid), psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms), and the “spirit...

Figuring out how to enhance a person’s mental capabilities has been of considerable interest to psychology and neuroscience researchers like me for decades. From...

IntroductionNeuroscience has made progress in deciphering how our brains think and perceive our surroundings, but a central feature of cognition is still deeply mysterious:...

IntroductionMemories are shadows of the past but also flashlights for the future. Our recollections guide us through the world, tune our attention and shape what...

Finding ways to integrate electronics into living tissue could be crucial for everything from brain implants to new medical technologies. A new approach has...

The human brain is a master of computation. It’s no wonder that from brain-inspired algorithms to neuromorphic chips, scientists are borrowing the brain’s playbook...

Two U.S. Democratic Senators have called on Facebook (now Meta) founder Mark Zuckerberg to stop plans to open his metaverse platforms to teenagers, citing...

A new field of research dubbed "organoid intelligence" is emerging as scientists look to build computers from lumps of brain cells grown in a...

IntroductionThe neocortex stands out as a stunning achievement of biological evolution. All mammals have this swath of tissue covering their brain, and the six...

Nearly a decade ago, mini-brains shot onto the neuroscience scene with a hefty promise: understanding the developing brain and restoring injured brains.Known as brain...