Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the human brain supports numerous advanced capabilities for centuries. The ...

A new bioluminescent tool allows neurons to glow on their own, letting scientists track brain activity without harmful lasers ...

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 ...

You probably have a general understanding of the human brain: a network of nerve cells connected by synapses. Complex or abstract ideas emerge as a result of the firing of many of these nerve cells, ...

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After injury, the visual system can recover by growing new neural connections rather than replacing lost cells. Researchers ...

Louis-Jan Pilaz carves out the morphology of cells in the brain. This sculpture titled, “ Cajal’s Purkinje Neuron ” took him more than 26 hours to complete.

New research shows that the brain uses built-in molecular timers to decide which memories last longer and which ones fade more quickly.

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 finding, reported in the journal Nature, ...

The device’s patterned bursts of light activated specific groups of neurons deep inside the brains of mice, and the mice ...