The same brain cells linked to disorientation in Alzheimer's disease have been preserved—and even slightly increased—across ...

Groundbreaking brain atlases reveal dynamic neuron and glia development across species, transforming static maps into a ...

Your brain can still make new neurons when you’re an adult. But how does the rare birth of these new neurons contribute to cognitive function? Researchers know that new neurons contribute to memory ...

In a major brain science breakthrough, New Orleans-based researchers and collaborators have discovered a nerve signaling ...

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

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

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

Not all brain cells are found in the brain. For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion.

The entire body of a sea urchin is what researchers are now calling an “all-body brain,” with neurons that function as a ...

The ability to analyze the brain's neural connectivity is emerging as a key foundation for brain-computer interface (BCI) ...