Researchers have developed a model for micro-sized robots that use sound waves to communicate, allowing them to self-organize into swarms with collective intelligence.

A large-scale study challenges the long-held belief that musical training boosts the brain’s earliest stages of sound ...

Scientists have discovered a specialized group of spinal cord interneurons that help regulate breathing when the body faces challenges like high carbon dioxide levels.

A new study reveals how maternal obesity before pregnancy can program autism-related behaviors in offspring through lasting ...

A new study shows that cats with dementia exhibit brain changes strikingly similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s disease, ...

A large-scale study has found that unusually strong coordination between brain activity and the stomach’s slow, rhythmic waves may signal greater mental distress.

A new study has uncovered why the blood-brain barrier — the brain’s protective shield — becomes leakier with age, potentially triggering memory decline.

New research on prairie voles shows that while oxytocin is not strictly necessary for friendship, it plays a vital role in quickly forming and maintaining strong social bonds.

A new study reveals that the brain’s basal ganglia use two distinct neural “languages” to control movement — one for learned skills and another for innate behaviors.

A groundbreaking study reveals that reshaping nuclear speckles — tiny structures inside cell nuclei that regulate protein ...

Researchers studying people with epilepsy have discovered that nerve cells in the medial temporal lobe coordinate their ...

A new study reveals that oxytocin’s ability to enhance social behavior depends heavily on the recipient’s motivation.