Neuroscience

Brain cells that tick at regular intervals may coordinate neural activity like the conductor of an orchestra

Neuralink says it can robotically implant more than 3,000 flexible-polymer electrodes in a rat or monkey brain. The device is still a long way from routine human use, however

What spectators’ gaze reveals about the conjuring arts

The ancient thinker saw limits to what natural science can tell us about ourselves

Genes in the humble C. elegans also turn up in autism, schizophrenia and other human disorders

A new study reveals surprising variations in the neural code

The new discipline of network neuroscience yields a picture of how mental activity arises from carefully orchestrated interactions among different brain areas

Neural processing centers repeat recent sequences of events to lay down new memories used for abstract thought

By switching fruit flies' sensory neurons on and off with light, scientists were able to create the sensation of sweet or bitter tastes. Christopher Intagliata reports.

A study in mice shows improved cognitive performance when these bursting signals move around memory circuits

A new study used machine learning to show how “all mutations are not created equal”

A new study in mice reveals why consuming a beverage is usually pleasurable but is not always enough to quench thirst