A research team has discovered that a specific group of neurons in the amygdala, a brain region involved in emotion ...

Neuroscientists want to understand how individual neurons encode information that allows us to distinguish objects, like ...

Scientists have uncovered how a protein helps build and maintain vital brain connections, providing insights into the ...

UCLA researchers have made a significant discovery showing that biological brains and artificial intelligence systems develop ...

One of the most intelligent non-primate animals the research team has studied are elephants, which have 5.6 billion neurons. Though Herculano-Houzel notes they also have higher-than-typical neuron ...