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 ...

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

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

An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory. But how do memories last when the molecules that ...

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

Stem cell tech simulates ALS, quantum tools decode quasicrystals, and cancer exploits a human mutation—three breakthroughs ...

A targeted drug therapy has shown potential to reverse cellular damage in Parkinson's disease by regenerating critical brain ...

New research reveals that the developmental timing of fluoxetine (Prozac) treatment profoundly influences long-term mood and brain function.

Scientists have long known that the brain's visual system isn't fully hardwired from the start-it becomes refined by what ...