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Ginty shares the 2026 Brain Prize for research that has revealed the cellular machinery and neural signals underlying our ...

A pair of new studies have provided fresh evidence in the long-running scientific debate—and the result could be ...

Growing neurons rely on chemical cues to find their targets, but new research shows that the brain’s physical properties help shape those signals. Scientists discovered that tissue stiffness can ...

How does a single cell reliably build one of the most complex structures known in nature? New research suggests the answer ...

Advanced 3D reconstructions of the comb jelly’s aboral organ reveal a sensory system far more complex than scientists expected. The organ contains a wide variety of specialized cells and is closely ...

A dish of living human neurons has been taught to play Doom. No, it isn’t conscious or watching the screen the way players do ...

What was your favorite toy growing up? This paradox claims that memory—and every other one—is just a random fluctuation.

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Imagine a friend meets you at the train station and shows you the way to their house. You need to find your way back on your ...