STANFORD, Calif. -- For decades researchers have been peering into the human brain, trying to unlock the secrets of conditions ranging from autism to epilepsy to mental illness. But now, instead of ...

Chinese researchers have linked a human brain to a rat's brain, allowing "mind control" of the rat's movements. Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that.

Scientists transplanted human brain cells into live rats and discovered that they connected to the rat’s brain. The rats’ brains integrated the human tissue and put it to work. It wasn’t quite a ...

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Scientists have demonstrated a new way to study conditions like autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and schizophrenia. The approach involves transplanting a cluster of living human brain cells from a dish ...