Neural networks are one typical structure on which artificial intelligence can be based. The term "neural" describes their ...

New research reveals that neurons can switch their migration strategy depending on whether they move on flat surfaces or through tight, crowded spaces.

Researchers at WashU Medicine identified a direct connection between cancer-related inflammation and the loss of motivation characteristic of advanced cancer. In a mouse study, they describe a brain ...

In the developing brain, neurons must navigate through complex and often crowded tissue to reach their final ...

Learn about the impact of vitamin K on memory and brain health. Low vitamin K may lead to cognitive decline and inflammation.

Lactation triggers significant metabolic changes in mothers, driven by shifting hormone levels and brain activity.

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date – a ...

Activation functions play a critical role in AI inference, helping to ferret out nonlinear behaviors in AI models. This makes ...

Novel tools that allow neuron-specific investigations of the structure controlling sleep regulation in fruit flies reveal the extent of neuronal heterogeneity.

Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date using tissue from a part of a mouse’s cerebral cortex involved in vision, an achievement that ...