Harvard and Google Research have released a startlingly deep dive into the human brain, mapping thousands of cells and millions of synapses in a poppy seed-sized sample of brain tissue. The effort ...

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A small brain sample was sliced into 5,000 pieces, and machine learning helped stitch it back together. A team led by scientists from Harvard and Google has created a 3D, nanoscale-resolution map of a ...

About 10 years ago, a small piece of human brain arrived in the lab of Dr. Jeff Lichtman at Harvard. It came directly from an operating room of a nearby hospital, where it was excised from an epilepsy ...

The human brain is constantly adapting. Every skill learned and every habit formed reshapes neural pathways, strengthening connections and improving efficiency. This process, known as neuroplasticity, ...

Electroencephalography, or EEG, was invented 100 years ago. In the years since the invention of this device to monitor brain ...

Erika Nyhus receives funding from National Institute of Health, and the National Institute of Mental Health. Electroencephalography, or EEG, was invented 100 years ago. In the years since the ...