Neurons have dominated neuroscience research for decades, but a growing body of evidence suggests that a group of ...

Inside your body, an intricate communication network constantly monitors breathing, heart rate, digestion, and immune ...

Emerging evidence points to energy breakdowns inside brain cells as the root of mental illness. This discovery challenges decades of chemical theories and may lead to therapies that restore cellular ...

The human brain can do many amazing things, but self-repair is not one of its repertoire of abilities. Once neurons die—from ...

This balance—neurons as the silent bee workers, waves as the queen’s rhythm holding the hive together—suggests consciousness ...

A groundbreaking Northwestern study shows how “SuperAgers" keep the memory abilities of people decades younger, uncovering ...

In the lab, Johns Hopkins University neuroscientist Minhyeok Chang and colleagues identified tiny tubular bridges in the ...

This valuable study examined the roles of the posterior parietal cortex in rats performing an auditory change-detection decision task. It provided solid evidence for two subpopulations with opposing ...

A groundbreaking project will map the brain's hidden sixth sense. Scientists are creating an atlas of interoceptive neurons, ...

Johns Hopkins scientists found that neurons form tiny nanotube networks to transport toxins like amyloid-beta.

New research reveals that exercise counteracts the mood-damaging effects of a Western-style diet through specific gut and ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have achieved a significant breakthrough by employing scatterometry, a technique ...