The goal was to gain a better understanding of how the potential risks and rewards of a particular decision are weighed in ...

Every day, our brain makes thousands of decisions, big and small. Any of these decisions—from the least consequential, such ...

A new study reveals how brainstem neurons expressing cholecystokinin (CCK) track food intake and regulate satiation through ...

When Fatima Sana Shaikh talked about Epilepsy, she shed light on one of the most common neurological disorders worldwide, but one which still carries stigma ...

But the performance of the technology—how easily and accurately a BCI user’s thoughts move a cursor, for example—is limited ...

A new model allows researchers to predict how decision-making changes when specific neural connections are strengthened or ...

Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have identified the specific neurons in mice brains that tell them ...

You might press your arms against the arms of the chair to provide an additional lift. The motor neurons work with your muscles to move the body in a series of movements that you don't typically even ...

The motor neurons work with your muscles to move the body in a series of movements that you don't typically even think about. Interneurons are the most abundant neurons in the body. They act as ...

A Harvard team built a CMOS chip that can see the signals across 2,000 rat neurons, allowing the team to map over 70,000 ...

Discover how your mind filters out distractions. New research reveals the specialized neural mechanisms that actively block ...