Your mind is restless and feels out of control with scattered thoughts that truly interrupt your day or while you sleep. That ...

However, scientists have gained insight into the monkey brain by conducting various studies. Specialists assumed that the ...

In the brain, not all blood flow is created equal. RIKEN researchers have developed a detailed cortical layer map of the blood vessels that weave through the brain of macaque monkeys. It reveals ...

Researchers network the brains of three monkeys to create a “living computer ... Nicolelis and his colleagues created the monkey brainet by implanting electrode arrays into the animals’ motor cortices ...

Since optogenetics burst onto the scene in the early 2000s, brain researchers have embraced the technique to study functions ranging from sleep and hunger to voluntary movements and sensory input. The ...

IRegained CEO Vineet Johnson on why neural connections hold the future of stroke recovery ...

Raichle and colleagues now show that the macaque monkey brain also shows resting state activity and, intriguingly, that it even occurs when the animals are unconscious. The authors found three ...

In a demo video, the monkey, Pager, played a game using a joystick that was disconnected from the game's console — meaning he was controlling the cursor using his brain signals as his arm moved ...

It's second nature, thanks in part to brain cells called "mirror neurons." They're active when we jump up and down. They're active when we wiggle our toes, or make any other motion with our body.

Elon Musk’s startup Neuralink said it should be ready to test its brain-implant technology on ... that showcased ‘telepathic typing’ in a monkey and the implantation of a neural device.