Recent research published in Nature Neuroscience provides a detailed cellular map of how physical activity remodels the brain ...

A new protein sensor lets researchers see incoming brain signals, revealing how neurons process information tied to memory ...

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Harvard and Google Research have released a startlingly deep dive into the human brain, mapping thousands of cells and millions of synapses in a poppy seed-sized sample of brain tissue. The effort ...

Researchers have mapped a tiny sliver of the human brain on an unprecedented scale, vividly detailing each brain cell, or neuron, and the intricate networks they form with other cells. The ...

Just light exercise—10 or 20 minutes of walking a day—can be enough to take the edge off. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

What goes on in your brain while watching a movie? MIT neuroscientists have made remarkable progress in answering this question by creating the most detailed functional brain map to date. By observing ...

A new study suggests that taking a two-hour nap during a night shift may help restore brain function and memory in nurses.

Imagine the brain as an atlas of possibilities and risks. Genetic variants linked to depression affect its shape, subtly ...