A Cedars-Sinai study has identified a previously unknown role for astrocyte cells in how the brain responds to damage and disease. Cedars-Sinai researchers have identified a biological repair process ...

The brain goes through five distinct stages between birth and death, a new study shows. Scientists identified the average ...

For decades, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have been diagnosed from the outside in, through behavior, mood, and memory ...

Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain's neuronal connections and, as a result, in signal transmission between neurons.

A team of UChicago psychology researchers used fMRI scans to learn why certain moments carry such lasting power ...

Unlike clinical-grade stimulators that require medical supervision or invasive procedures, Pulsetto is positioned within the ...

Scientists say their new insights into how a key brain protein works could help resolve a long-standing question in molecular neuroscience. Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health a ...

The claim that the brain, and particularly the frontal lobe, finishes developing at 25 is far less solid than social media ...

Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain's neuronal connections, and as a result, in signal ...

When we watch someone move, get injured, or express emotion, our brain doesn’t just see it—it partially feels it. Researchers ...

The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading ...

In a landmark effort to understand how the physical structure of our DNA influences human biology, Northwestern investigators and the 4D Nucleome Project have unveiled the most detailed maps to date ...