Scientists have completed the most detailed map ever made of an adult animal brain by charting every cell and connection in a fruit fly's brain (the fly brain map is ridiculously cool-looking).

California Governor Gavin Newsom mocked President Donald Trump after a video showed him making an obscene gesture at a heckler. The incident happened during a visit to a Ford plant in Michigan on ...

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Let us begin the new year with a renewed commitment to protecting our brain health. We often hear that the mind and body are connected—and this is absolutely true. Brain health is body health.

Vagus nerve stimulation is a social-media sensation, promising instant stress relief. Here’s what the science really says about the body’s built-in “chill” circuit. Vagus nerve stimulators deliver ...

Knicks guard Josh Hart has been playing with a splint on his right ring finger. Sam Navarro / Imagn Images NEW YORK — Josh Hart’s discomfort extends beyond just his finger. The New York Knicks wing, ...

“Illusions are fun, but they are also a gateway to perception,” says Hyeyoung Shin, assistant professor of neuroscience at Seoul National University. Shin is the first author of a new study in Nature ...

For decades, scientists have tried to build electronics that behave like the brain. The idea is called neuromorphic computing in which chips are designed to copy the way our brain’s neurons fire and ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. Billions of nerve cells send signals coursing through our bodies, serving as conduits ...