An investigation by researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in the US has filled in a missing link between the toxic build-up of proteins in the neurodegenerative condition ...

Scientists rebuilt human brain circuits in the lab and discovered that the thalamus acts as a central organizer of cortical wiring. The findings offer new insight into how brain networks form and why ...

For the first time, scientists have successfully integrated lab-grown human brain cells into the brains of rats, and watched ...

For more than a century, the story of the brain has been told as a tale of neurons, with every thought and memory traced to their electrical chatter. That narrative is now being rewritten as evidence ...

New research by UCLA Health and UC San Francisco has uncovered why certain brain cells are more resilient than others to the ...

Research into hibernating animals reveals that memory lives in the cell and life is defined by the persistence of embodied information.

Readers are spoiled for choice when it comes to popular science reading this month, with new titles by major names including Maggie Aderin and Michael Pollan ...

A new study suggests low doses of THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, may protect memory and reduce brain ...

When the brain is asked to stretch beyond routine, that slight mental discomfort is often the sign that the brain is being ...

An upside-down jellyfish drifts in a shallow lagoon, rhythmically contracting its translucent bell. By night that beat drops ...

“A 3-ounce serving of cooked salmon contains about 20 grams of protein, which is key for preserving muscle mass as we age,” says Talia Follador, RDN. Regularly including protein-rich foods like salmon ...

Neuroscientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder have discovered that a certain neural circuit in an incompletely ...