For the first time, an electrical communication has just been established between a living nerve cell and its artificial ...

The human brain isn’t a blank slate waiting to be written by experience, according to research that challenges the ...

A new study published in eLife has found that a remarkably rare type of neuron acts as a master conductor for the brain’s ...

Vision shapes behavior, and a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds behavior and internal states shape vision. The research, ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising mechanism by which a brain enzyme called OTULIN controls the expression of tau, the ...

MIT researchers discovered that the prefrontal cortex doesn’t just send generic control signals—it tailors its messages to ...

Type-one nNOS neurons die off when exposed to stress, resulting in a drop in blood flow and electrical activity in mice brains.

New research uncovers the exact immune-to-brain pathway that drives the loss of social motivation during sickness.

Neurons are the specialized cells that allow our bodies to transmit impulses, like factories that process inputs. They send ...

A cytokine activates a specific neural circuit that causes social withdrawal in mice when sick, offering insight into the ...