How a unique class of neurons may set the table for brain development

The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

You Could Preserve Your Brain After You Die—And Resurrect Your Memories, Scientists Say

A neuroscientist survey shows that 40 percent think it might be possible to preserve a human brain, potentially well enough ...
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Music training may buffer children against the academic toll of poverty

A recent analysis of a major developmental dataset reveals that children who play musical instruments over several years ...
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Does String Theory Explain the Wiring of the Brain?

Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human ...

’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Director Nia DaCosta Needed to Make the Unsparing Sequel Her Own Way

The "Hedda" and "Candyman" filmmaker grew up a "28 Days Later" superfan, but when it came time to direct her own franchise ...

Robotics startup Skild AI valued above $14 billion in new funding round

Skild AI Inc., a fast-rising startup that makes software to help robots learn to complete tasks, has secured about $1.4 billion in a new funding round that values the company at more than $14 billion, ...