A new study highlights five key eras of human brain development, and they don’t align with age quite as one might expect.

Neural tissue engineering aims to mimic the brain's complex environment, the extracellular matrix, which supports nerve cell ...

UC Santa Cruz research innovations and academic programs advance brain and mental health.

Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Tal Sharf's lab used organoids to make fundamental discoveries about human ...

Ultra-high-field brain scans reveal integrated maps of vision and touch, highlighting the brain's role in embodied perception ...

As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach is gaining attention: using living human brain cells as computational ...

Multidisciplinary research on the interactions between the brain and other body systems not only advances our knowledge of how the human body works but also offers critical insights into our ...

The brain can direct the immune system to an unexpected degree, capable of detecting, ramping up and tamping down inflammation, shows a new study in mice. The brain can direct the immune system to an ...

Since your nervous system needs to be in a space of safety to regulate and allow the body to properly heal, taking the time and care to integrate the brain science behind chronic conditions is a ...

From custom gene editing to a discovery that could help stop pancreatic cancer before it starts, these advances offer a ...

Your brain can’t always tell the difference between a jump scare and a real threat. But what’s thrilling for some people can be harmful for others. Whether you’re in real danger or just watching a ...