A new study from Bar-Ilan University shows that one of sleep's core functions originated hundreds of millions of years ago in ...

It is a central question in neuroscience to understand how different regions of the brain interact, how strongly they "talk" ...

Two proteins found on the surface of motor neurons in the brain may be essential in the progression of Parkinson's disease, ...

Understanding the dynamic neural mechanisms of sleep-wake cycles is a major challenge in sleep science and neuroengineering.

A new ‘biomimetic’ model of brain circuits and function at multiple scales produced naturalistic dynamics and learning, and ...

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A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

Delivering a connection-building protein to star-shaped cells in the brain could reverse changes to neural circuits seen in ...

Going by his words, understanding the human brain is far more complex than comprehending the entire solar system. Veteran ...

The brain’s chatter has always been partly out of reach, with electrical spikes easy to record but the chemical whispers ...

Most of the time, you assume your brain is either “on” or “off,” awake or asleep. A new study shows something far more ...

Scientists have discovered how stress can lead to serious mental health problems. To better understand the function of type I ...