The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent ...

A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.

A high-resolution spatial map of the human hypothalamus makes it possible to identify specific cells, determine their exact ...

Human brains today contain 50% more plastic than in 2016, a new study found. Brain of people diagnosed with dementia had the most.

Scientists led by the Institute of Nanotechnology in Italy, in collaboration with the ESRF, the European Synchrotron in ...

Discover how individual neurons in the brain learn to recognize and predict patterns in the flow of time, providing insights into the structure of time.

Microplastics are everywhere. Now, a new study says the average human brain may contain a spoonful of plastic.

Most animals, including humans, have bilateral symmetry, which means our bodies are pretty symmetrical. At least on the ...

This internal left-right asymmetry is believed to begin at the very early stage of development -- when a tiny embryo is divided into two parts during a process called gastrulation. This process ...

The zona incerta (ZI) is a deep brain region originally described by Auguste Forel as an “immensely confusing area about which nothing can be said.” Despite the elusive nature of this structure, ...

New research shows that different brain regions handle timing and location in distinct ways, offering fresh insights into how we track when and where things occur.

Human Brain Cancers Fire Electrical Impulses -- Researchers Reveal Unexpected Hybrid Cell Spiking the Signals Sep. 5, 2024 — Researcher have uncovered a new cell type in the human brain that ...