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

A newly identified disorder, MINA syndrome, results from a mutation in the NAMPT protein that deprives motor neurons of energy, leading to severe movement problems. The discovery not only deepens ...

New research shows that the prefrontal cortex doesn’t simply broadcast generic commands to sensory regions—it sends finely tailored signals that shape how the brain processes vision depending on ...

After years of work, cognition and neuroscience doctoral student Hailey Welch is—for the first time—the lead author of a ...

New research reveals that neurons release a little-understood extracellular kinase called VLK to strengthen synaptic ...

Robots that can sense and respond to the world like humans may soon be a reality as scientists have created an artificial ...

ITVISMA is a prescription gene therapy used to treat adults and children 2 years of age and older with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). ITVISMA is given as a one-time intrathecal injection. What is the ...

Scientists are paving the way for an artificial nervous system for robotics, utilizing artificial neurons that replicate ...

This valuable study addresses a critical and timely question regarding the role of a subpopulation of cortical interneurons (Chrna2-expressing Martinotti cells) in motor learning and cortical dynamics ...

Hypertension impairs blood vessels, neurons and white matter in the brain well before the condition causes a measurable rise in blood pressure, according to a new preclinical study from Weill Cornell ...