University of New Mexico researchers have already detected microplastics in human placentas and testes. Now a new study has ...

A new study shows that microplastics are making their way into our brains, and that their concentrations are rising.

Human brains today contain 50% more plastic than in 2016, a new study found. Brain of people diagnosed with dementia had the most.

The human brain filters trillions of sensory inputs down to just 10 bits per second, a cognitive bottleneck shaped by ...

The Italian Renaissance artist created groundbreaking depictions of humans at a time when the inner workings of the body ...

Key cells in the brain, neurons, form networks by exchanging signals, enabling the brain to learn and adapt at incredible speed. Researchers have now developed a 3D-printed 'brain-like environment' ...

The brain interprets these sensory cues to understand ... the length and numbers of the axons and dendrites can vary. The human nervous system is defined as two parts. They are the central nervous ...

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...

An illustration showing a paralyzed ... object as if it were being grasped with the human hand, communicating the touch sensations to the user’s brain via advanced neurostimulation.

An illustration of the ... approximating the complex nature of human touch. Some scientists have begun to use intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) of the brain’s somatosensory cortex to bridge ...

An illustration showing a paralyzed individual ... the bionic hand senses the grasped object as if it were being grasped with the human hand, communicating the touch sensations to the user’s brain via ...