For centuries, scientists have thought of the brain as a single, unified organ. But new research led by Stanford Medicine ...

Researchers traced cells during early development and identified distinct progenitors for the forebrain and midbrain vs the ...

Scientists have found that the human brain develops from two distinct cellular systems, suggesting that evolution fused together two ancient nervous systems with very different jobs. The discovery ...

Researchers compared human and marmoset brain organoids and found differences in neural progenitor cell structure, division, and timing that reduced neuron production, helping explain the marmoset's ...

Stanford led research suggests the forebrain and midbrain develop separately from the hindbrain, challenging the idea that ...

Discovery could open up new avenues for studying diseases that affect the brainstem, such as spinal muscular atrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Most primate species have relatively large brains with surfaces marked by pronounced bulges and furrows. This is not the case ...

A new study reveals the human brain is composed of two independently evolved organs, enabling the first lab-grown human hindbrain neurons.

The human brain begins developing along two distinct paths, a discovery that could help scientists grow hard-to-make neurons in the lab.

The brain is an immeasurably complex organ, and we're only just scratching the surface of how it even comes into existence.

Two separate types of progenitor cells give rise to the front and back of the organ, according to a new study. The findings can help researchers study human diseases that affect the hindbrain, since i ...

Scientists are working to transform the body’s most versatile cells into viable therapies, but the challenge of ...