The human brain is comprised of two main types of cells, known as neurons and glia. The first are responsible for ...

When someone saw real projected lines, activity in the fusiform gyrus was stronger than when they knew they were simply ...

While comparing neurons and transistors is a convenient metaphor (and not completely out of left field), the brain is ...

Scientists at the Salk Institute have uncovered how a cluster of thalamic neurons links physical pain to emotional trauma, ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative condition that affects a significant proportion of older people ...

New research shows a single neuron in fruit flies can trigger two distinct behaviors in response to the same smell.

New research shows that low-intensity repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can restore key synaptic structures ...

Princeton scientists uncover how brain cells coordinate decisions, offering insight into mental health and cognitive function.

Stores of glucose in the brain could play a much more significant role in the pathological degeneration of neurons than ...

New research reveals that human memory may prioritize people and places over context, offering insight into how our brains ...

Active vision dynamically refines spatiotemporal neural representations, optimising visual processing through scanning behaviour and non-associative learning, providing insights into efficient sensory ...