Personalized, brain-based tools may help learners left behind due to natural differences in how their brains work. A painless, non-invasive brain stimulation technique can significantly improve how young adults learn math, my colleagues and I found in a recent study. In a paper in PLOS Biology, we

New molecular shuttles can carry antibodies and enzymes to treat cancer and other brain diseases. Our brain is a fortress. Its delicate interior is completely surrounded by a protective wall called the blood-brain barrier. True to its name, the barrier separates contents in the blood and the brain.

Tofu-like probes capture the activity of individual neurons in tadpole embryos as they grow. Early brain development is a biological black box. While scientists have devised multiple ways to record electrical signals in adult brains, these techniques don’t work for embryos. A team at Harvard has

The brain quickly adapts to change by predicting multiple futures, neuron by neuron. These finding could lead to AI that can do the same thing. We constantly make decisions. Some seem simple: I booked dinner at a new restaurant, but I’m hungry now. Should I grab a snack and risk losing my appetite

How consciousness arises in the brain is no clearer after two big theories go head-to-head, but the competition’s design could push the field forward. “Theories are like toothbrushes,” it’s sometimes said. “Everybody has their own and nobody wants to use anybody else’s.” It’s a joke, but when it