Comparing a map of the neurons in a nematode worm - the connectome - with a map of how signals travel across those neurons ...

Zuzanna Stamirowska, Co-Founder and CEO of Pathway, is a researcher turned builder who previously worked on emergent phenomena and large-scale network evolution. Her projects were recognized by the U.

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Scientists have built an artificial neuron that’s so realistic it fires, learns, and responds to chemical signals just like ...

The human brain does more than simply regulate synapses that exchange signals; individual neurons also process information ...

Researchers have long believed that neurons rely on glucose nearly entirely for fuel. The brain’s enormous energy ...

UMass Amherst engineers create low-voltage artificial neurons using bacterial nanowires, promising efficient bio-inspired ...

Built from low-powered protein nanowires made by bacteria, these neurons could enable vastly more efficient, bio-inspired computers. Engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed ...

Engineers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst have developed an artificial neuron like no other. In experiments, ...

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in great part influenced by genetics. Past research has identified various genes ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...