MIT researchers are using living cells to target diseased brain areas and deliver tiny electronic devices that can modulate ...

“This is a paradigm shift,” says Donn Van Deren, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, who ...

Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute for Physiology, working in collaboration with Johns Hopkins ...

Scientists can finally hear the brain’s quietest messages—unlocking the hidden code behind how neurons think, decide, and ...

Galway-based scientists have discovered improvements in growing "mini brains" in laboratories, which could benefit studies into strokes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

Scientists are testing a strikingly simple idea for calming some of the brain’s most stubborn seizures: remove the aging ...

The Importance of Gliotransmitters for Brain Function, Plus Cognitive and Motor Efficiencies Gliotransmitters are neurochemicals released by glial cells. They support communication between neurons and ...

The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are ...

Scientists have traced a devastating pattern of brain cell loss in a handful of families to a single, ultra-rare mutation ...

The field of cognitive neuroscience has increasingly turned its attention to the detrimental effects of hypoxia on brain and cognitive functions. While significant progress has been made in ...