These cells act like cleaners. They remove waste, broken proteins, and old cell parts so that the brain can continue working ...

This video explains how memories form and persist, exploring the roles of neurons, synapses, and brain regions involved in learning, recall, and long-term storage.

The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without ...

Bipolar disorder can feel like a storm that erupts from nowhere, yet for decades the brain circuitry driving those brutal ...

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, lab-grown human brain cells were implanted into rats, and successfully altered their behavior by integrating with their brains.

A heart attack activates stress circuits in the brain that evolved for survival but can amplify inflammation, disrupt healing ...

New research shows how some brain cells fight tau buildup in Alzheimer’s, pointing to internal systems that help neurons survive longer.

Published January 7 in the journal Nature, one paper tackled the age-old problem of nature’s construction with a bit of a twist: it suggests that living networks, like our brain, may use some of the ...

New experiments reveal how astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. The results suggest ...

Some people don’t develop dementia despite showing signs of Alzheimer’s disease in their brain, and we're starting to ...