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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

A new study finds rare neural stem cells in the adult human hippocampus, suggesting some brains can generate new neurons into ...