One in three Americans is likely to be affected by a brain disorder in their lifetime. Many of these conditions, such as ...

Neural networks power today’s AI boom. To understand them, all we need is a map, a cat and a few thousand dimensions.

With wild populations plummeting, scientists are exploring lab-based cloning and genetic preservation to keep big cats from ...

The ability to quickly recognize sounds, particularly the vocalizations made by other animals, is known to contribute to the ...

As humans and other animals navigate their surroundings and experience different things, their brain creates so-called ...

Many brain functions, particularly the senses, are similar across different mammal species.

A new study has created the first normative charts of brain functional development from birth to six years old, highlighting ...

With the help of cat owners, a new project investigates cats’ biology and aims to link some of their behaviors to their genes ...

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From a cubic millimeter of brain tissue, scientists have constructed a precise, 3D map of the activity in a mouse’s brain, ...

(CNN) — Using a speck of mouse brain matter the size of a grain of sand, scientists have created the first precise, three-dimensional map of a mammal’s brain. The map details the form ...

Scientists have created the most detailed functional brain map to date by tracing connections between 84,000 neurons in a mouse's visual cortex. The research, which involved showing the mouse ...