Researchers have uncovered a surprising molecular chain reaction in the brain that may play a role in some forms of autism. The study suggests that nitric oxide, a tiny signaling molecule normally ...

Study maps five major eras of brain wiring from birth to old age, revealing the key turning points that shape how we learn, ...

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

A growing body of research is converging on specific brain regions and networks that appear to generate conscious experience, from dreaming to waking awareness. Multiple independent lines of evidence ...

Florida Atlantic University has received a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate how an ...

SuperAger brains have a special supportive cellular environment in the hippocampus, which has also been termed as a ...

Researchers challenge the long-standing "neural independence" theory, showing that learning actually makes neurons more ...

What makes the human brain so unique? A clue might come from a recent study that reports the discovery of new brain cells: ...

Scientists train living human brain cells on a chip to play the video game Doom in a breakthrough biocomputing experiment.

Scientists are exploring neuroscience, particularly mirror neurons, to inspire advanced AI. These brain cells, which fire ...