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Scientists have created a computer model that aims to mimic the human brain, hoping it might teach us about ourselves.

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Accumulating research and emerging experiences suggest we're witnessing fundamental changes in human psychological ...

UC Santa Cruz research innovations and academic programs advance brain and mental health.

Chimpanzee calls activate key human brain voice regions, revealing ancient neural links that may reshape our understanding of language origins.

The brain doesn't just recognize the human voice. A study by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) shows that certain areas of our ...

Humans don’t just recognize each other’s voices—our brains also light up for the calls of chimpanzees, hinting at ancient communication roots shared with our closest primate relatives. Researchers ...

Brain organoids are revolutionising research, but their growing complexity raises unsettling ethical questions.

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Researchers have used a new human reference genome, which includes many duplicated and repeat sequences left out of the original human genome draft, to identify genes that make the human brain ...

The scientific study of both internal mental processes and observable behavior is known as psychology. It explains activities ...