Wolf Prize Goes to Neuroscientist Charles Zuker

Prestigious prize celebrates Dr. Zuker’s research into perception, action and behavior, as viewed through the lens of taste.

Electric Fish Keep From Blinding Themselves With These Brain Cells

Combo of fast and slow changes to cell connections helps fish continually learn and filter out electrical interference

Why are Scientists Looking to Provoke Disagreement Among AI Models of the Brain?

A Q&A with computational neuroscientist Nikolaus Kriegeskorte, PhD

How Consciousness May Emerge from Non-Conscious Thoughts

A Q&A with neuroscientist and neurologist Michael Shadlen

Brain Cells Signaling the Value of Knowledge Discovered in Mice

Mental Maps Linked to Density of Brain Connections in Mice

Human Brainpower May Get Boost from Immune Cells That Mature Slowly

The new findings could shed light on what made the human brain unique during evolution

How to Think Like a Fly

What are neuroscientists learning from fruit flies?

Upending Decades of Debate, Scientists Discover Most Neurons are Jacks-of-All-Trades

Findings that neurons in mice are mostly generalists, instead of specialized for specific functions, has scientific community abuzz.

The Brain Science of a Perfect Soccer Play

How the brain prepares to score a goal