Human brain development begins during gestation and continues postnatally through old age. The brain undergoes profound changes in macrostructure and microstructure underpinned by numerous cellular ...

Neuralink’s current trial, named the The PRIME Study, is aimed at providing individuals with quadriplegia the ability to ...

Researchers have developed a collaborative brain-robot interface for people with severe motor impairments. Their findings ...

Human brain cells are now interacting with computer systems, learning to play video games like Doom. Researchers have ...

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 ...

Researchers have identified a network of connections linking the brainstem and spinal cord that helps control hand and arm movements, revealing an unexpected layer of the nervous system enabling ...

Unlike most frontier neuroscience projects that rely primarily on state funding, this one has been built through a rare mix ...

Researchers identify a conserved brainstem and spinal cord pathway (C3-C4) that controls voluntary hand movements in both mice and humans.