A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

By editing thousands of genes in mouse stem cells, the scientists identified a list of over 300 that are crucial for neural differentiation.

Elon Musk says the first human has received a brain implant from his Neuralink company. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Rafael Yuste of Columbia University and co-founder of the Neurorights Foundation.

Which genes are required for turning embryonic stem cells into brain cells, and what happens when this process goes wrong? In ...

The human brain goes through five major stages of development in its lifetime, each bringing "distinctive age-related changes", scientists have identified. Data shows there is a "non-linear change ...