Complex neural circuits likely arose independently in birds and mammals, suggesting that vertebrates evolved intelligence ...

Getting enough sleep is vital for overall health. Numerous studies have shown that poor sleep is a risk factor for cognitive ...

Deep inside the skull of every one of us there is something like a brain of a crocodile.” So wrote Carl Sagan in his best-selling book “Cosmos,” published in 1980. I always found the notion that human ...

AI systems could show signs of consciousness. We need to develop better tests to show whether they are actually aware ...

This valuable study provides insights into a key question in comparative neuroanatomy and development. The authors provide evidence of the role for a particular micro-RNA in regulating the development ...

The ability to quickly recognize sounds, particularly the vocalizations made by other animals, is known to contribute to the ...

But it's not just size. The orca brain is very complex. The orca neocortex, which contains regions involved with, among other things, cognition, emotion, memory, and yes, communication, is the most ...

LMU neuroscientists have shown that the brain processes natural visual stimuli with dedicated oscillatory bursts emerging in the visual neocortex.

We are not this optimal solution to intelligence,” said Niklas Kempynck, who pursues graduate studies at KU Leuven, in a ...

The Jerome A. Schiff Undergraduate Fellows Program provides funding for students to perform an innovative research, creative or pedagogical project under the guidance of a Brandeis faculty mentor.

Mammals give birth to live young which they suckle with mammary glands that secrete milk. All mammals also have three middle ear bones, a neocortex region in the brain, and either hair or fur. Humans ...