After a decade out of the spotlight, the brain cells once alleged to explain empathy, autism and theory of mind are being refined and redefined. In the summer of 1991, the neuroscientist Vittorio ...
The gene editing tool known as CRISPR-Cas9 is changing what's possible for treating a wide range of diseases caused by ...
A new study published in eLife has found that a remarkably rare type of neuron acts as a master conductor for the brain’s ...
Mirror neurons are a type of brain cell that is activated both when performing an action and when observing another individual perform that same action, a process thought to help an individual ...
Parkinson’s disease steals ease and movement by striking a narrow band of midbrain neurons. If you study or cover neuroscience, you have seen the promise and frustration in efforts to grow these ...