“We can’t actually build brains,” University of Sussex mathematical physics professor Thomas Nowotny told New Scientist.

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

The German team now believes it can overcome hurdles that stalled previous attempts, such as the decade-old Human Brain ...

Every day, your brain makes thousands of decisions under uncertainty. Most of the time, you guess right. When you don't, you learn. But when the brain's ability to judge context or assign meaning ...

What happens to the human brain when the force of gravity is removed from the equation? New research is beginning to reveal ...

The findings come from the most comprehensive computer model of brain metabolism to date, which incorporates more than 16,800 biochemical interactions between proteins and chemicals across brain cells ...

There’s a lot to love about brains. They are arguably the most complex organ in the entire human body. 86 billion neurons send electrical and chemical signals back and forth within your brain to ...

Neuroscientists reveal how the brain decides which locations will best anchor memories—before new experiences even happen.

Every day, your brain makes thousands of decisions under uncertainty. Most of the time, you guess right. When you don’t, you learn. But when the brain’s ability to judge context or assign meaning ...