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.

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 ...

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

Learn more about eLife assessments Blood flow to the brain is a sensitive marker of neuronal activity as well as of a number of diseases, including stroke, tumours and neurodegenerative conditions.

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