A model’s ability to generalize is influenced by both the diversity of the data and the way the model is trained, researchers report.

Different types of these branch-like projections process incoming information in different ways before sending it to the body of the neuron.

MIT researchers find activating a specific acetylcholine receptor in the brain reduces cocaine use in rodents.

A new deep-learning algorithm trained to optimize doses of propofol to maintain unconsciousness during general anesthesia could augment patient monitoring.

Single-cell gene expression analyses of human cerebrovascular cells can help reveal new drug targets for Huntington’s disease.

The act of holding information in mind is accompanied by coordination of rotating brain waves in the prefrontal cortex, a phenomenon that may convey specific advantages, a new study suggests.

Among adults who vary in their knowledge of number words, the ability to reason about numbers is bound by the highest number they can count to.

MIT neuroscientists have developed a computer model that can answer that question as well as the human brain.

Sharing food and kissing are among the signals babies use to interpret their social world, according to a new study.

Extra chromosome alters chromosomal conformation and DNA accessibility in neural progenitor cells, disrupting gene transcription and cell functions much like in cellular aging.