The new tools were very effective at targeting specific brain cells and allowing scientists to successfully change cell activity and animal behavior in a predictable way. In one study, scientists ...

Neuroscientists have unveiled an engineered protein that lets them watch incoming signals wash over neurons in real time, turning what used to be invisible chemical whispers into vivid, trackable ...

This color-coded graphic shows different populations of cells in the mouse brain, each one targeted by one of the genetic tools developed by scientists at the Allen Institute and other institutions.

MIT researchers are using living cells to target diseased brain areas and deliver tiny electronic devices that can modulate ...

Anatomy explorers have charted a new path myeloid cells use to access the brain. On 3 June in Neuron, scientists led by Lindsay Hohsfield and Kim Green, both at the University of California, Irvine, ...

Mini-brains' grown in the lab allow scientists to study brain wiring without interfering with brains in living people, and ...

Gliomas are cancers that originate directly in the brain, instead of spreading to the brain from other parts of the body.

In a potentially major breakthrough for regenerative medicine, scientists at MIT have developed a way to convert skin cells directly into brain cells extremely efficiently, without needing to go ...

A protein found in our cells has emerged as a secret weapon against biological aging, acting like a glue to repair damaged DNA and ward off neurological degeneration including that seen in motor ...