Evidence is provided suggesting that aggregate neural activity at an early stage of visual processing (V1) can directly contribute to perceptual decisions in humans.

Cortical Labs is building two data centres that will house its neuron-filled chips. The technology is still in the very early stages of development ...

OAK PARK, Ill — Governor JB Pritzker is once again pushing for a bill to prohibit students from using cell phones in schools. With hopes of improving student achievement, social skills and mental ...

Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and ...

A virus that is big enough to be seen under an ordinary light microscope co-opts its host’s systems with the help of potentially purloined genes. The researchers found that the virus makes a complex ...

A Japanese health ministry expert panel has conditionally endorsed two products using iPS cells, paving the way for the world's first practical use of iPS cell-derived products. We take a close look ...