NextBrain released an open-to-the-public brain atlas that outperforms previous models in terms of resolution and ...

BigBrain, a 3D digital reconstruction of a human brain, provides a first-ever high resolution view of the inner workings of the human brain that could lead to better understanding of how we think, ...

Neural tissue engineering aims to mimic the brain's complex environment, the extracellular matrix, which supports nerve cell growth, development, and proper connectivity. This environment is carefully ...

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

LA JOLLA (May 11, 2023)—Situated at the intersection of the human immune system and the brain are microglia, specialized brain immune cells that play a crucial role in development and disease.

Salk scientists create human brain organoid model with abundant astrocytes to study stress and inflammation in neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s LA JOLLA (February 28, 2024)—The brain is ...

An international research team headed by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences has developed an organoid model—a three-dimensional collection of cells that mimics features of human ...

The brain is typically depicted as a complex web of neurons sending and receiving messages. But neurons only make up half of the human brain. The other half - roughly 85 billion cells - are ...

Tiny cerebellar organoids in a culture flask. Credit: Sergio Bianco Brain organoids are grown in a lab using stem cells, and can mimic the functions of different regions of the brain like the cortex, ...

New research suggests the human brain has five distinct ages, and it may not reach adulthood until a person's early 30s.