Adults whose brains still have strong neuron production seem to have better memory and cognitive function than do those in ...

Researchers have shown in mice that brain cells known as astrocytes are required for a signaling chemical called norepinephrine to modify brain activity, changing the textbook understanding that ...

Your brain begins as a single cell. When all is said and done, it will house an incredibly complex and powerful network of ...

Johns Hopkins scientists say they have used 3D imaging, special microscopes and artificial intelligence (AI) programs to construct new maps of mouse brains showing a precise location of more than 10 ...

A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine has identified a promising strategy to treat brain ...

Older adults with exceptional memories continue to grow new brain cells. A recent study published in the journal Nature shows ...

When HHMI Investigator Amita Sehgal started studying sleep 25 years ago, the topic elicited a yawn from most biologists. "In the year 2000, if I had suggested to my department that we hire people ...

Researchers at UCLA Health and UC San Francisco have identified a specific molecular mechanism that explains why certain ...

New 3D reconstructions of a key sensory organ in ctenophores reveal an unexpected structural and functional complexity. The ...