Scientists have uncovered a surprisingly large reserve of “silent synapses” in the adult brain—unused neural connections that can be rapidly activated to store new memories.

Using an algorithm they call the Krakencoder, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine are a step closer to unraveling how the brain's wiring supports the way we think and act. The study, published June ...

The human brain holds a staggering number of connections, yet scientists have long struggled to explain how it stores so much ...

Understanding how the brain works requires more than studying single regions in isolation. The cerebral cortex depends on long-distance connections that link specialized areas into coordinated ...

The human brain contains more connections between neurons than there are stars in the Milky Way. Decoding the electrical ...

Across 2026, The Brain Song reviews have ignited a new discussion inside the neuroscience community: can sound frequencies alone sharpen memory, boost focus, and help the aging brain stay alert? For ...

A brief period of exercise may do more for your brain than you expect. New research led by the University of Iowa shows that even a single workout can rapidly shift how your brain processes memory.

In findings that raise a variety of questions about how our brains work, and even about the nature of consciousness, UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators report that only a small section of ...

A late-maturing brain filter in the thalamus prunes noisy sensory inputs over time, helping adults ignore distractions and ...

Historical views of the brain reflect the biases of the time. The industrial age spawned mechanical explanations for the ...

A team of neuroscientists at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, in Lisbon, has been able to map single neural connections over long distances in the brain. "These are the first measurements of ...

Can shifting computation into hardware cut AI power use? This chip design can focus on efficiency in time-based data ...