A difficulty-graded mouse brain dataset pairs 3D microscopy images with verified neuron reconstructions to support AI-driven ...

Our brains love shortcuts. Decisions are often made via a subconscious muddling through, due to the brain’s desire to minimise energy use. It is perhaps why we value neat categorisations of someone’s ...

Healthy brains may be built through a process of controlled damage and rapid repair. The most dangerous type of DNA damage is a regular feature of healthy early brain development, experiments in mice ...

Father’s Day is an opportunity to recognize the efforts of dads everywhere. But becoming a father is more than just a lifestyle change—it alters one’s brain, too. Scientific American spoke with Devika ...

On a blazing hot day in South Africa, female southern pied babblers can’t think straight. The medium-sized black-and-white birds are trying to get at tasty mealworms behind a see-through barrier. On ...