This is called ‘monkey mind’ or ‘monkey brain’ and according to Psychology Today, it’s a mainstream term that started with ...

However, scientists have gained insight into the monkey brain by conducting various studies. Specialists assumed that the ...

Since optogenetics burst onto the scene in the early 2000s, brain researchers have embraced the technique to study functions ranging from sleep and hunger to voluntary movements and sensory input. The ...

Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and the University of Southern California improved thinking and restored decision-making in five monkeys using an electrode array implanted into their ...

In a demo video, the monkey, Pager, played a game using a joystick that was disconnected from the game's console — meaning he was controlling the cursor using his brain signals as his arm moved ...

Raichle and colleagues now show that the macaque monkey brain also shows resting state activity and, intriguingly, that it even occurs when the animals are unconscious. The authors found three ...

It's second nature, thanks in part to brain cells called "mirror neurons." They're active when we jump up and down. They're active when we wiggle our toes, or make any other motion with our body.

Elon Musk’s startup Neuralink said it should be ready to test its brain-implant technology on ... that showcased ‘telepathic typing’ in a monkey and the implantation of a neural device.