Perhaps our most defining characteristic as a species, the six-layered human cortex, hosts billions of neural connections that bestow Homo sapiens with higher-order thinking. But how does this ...

Since the days of Santiago Ramon y Cajal and Wilhelm His, the vast complexity of cell types in the human brain has been regarded as one of the greatest mysteries, poetically described by Cajal as a ...

For almost a century, budding neuroscientists have been taught that the headband-like strip of brain tissue over our ears ...

Compared to other animal species, humans can plan and execute highly sophisticated motor tasks, including the ability to write complex characters using their hands. While many past studies have tried ...

Human neocortex development is a complex and coordinated process crucial for establishing the brain’s intricate structure and functionality. In the developing neocortex, radial glia (RGs) generate ...

Axons in the thalamus (pink) extended toward the cortex, while those in the cortex (green) extended toward the thalamus at 14 days post-fusion. A Japanese research team has successfully reproduced the ...

People between 18 and 25 can vote, enlist in the military, and sign binding contracts, yet the brain region responsible for ...