Close your eyes and picture a coffee cup. Suddenly, the dark fills with shape, color, and texture. It’s a picture as vivid as ...

How do worms navigate? A new study maps the whole-brain circuit of C. elegans, revealing how neurons and the chemical tyramine coordinate purposeful movement toward odors.

(koto_feja/Getty Images) Carrying one or two copies of the APOE4 gene variant significantly increases the risk of developing ...

A new bioluminescent tool allows neurons to glow on their own, letting scientists track brain activity without harmful lasers or fading signals. The advance makes it possible to watch individual brain ...

The next surprise was that human organoids just kept growing. Mouse organoids were done with making neurons within nine days.

The first complete activity map of a mammalian brain has revealed unprecedented insights into how decisions are made – and may even hint at the roots of that mysterious feeling we call intuition. For ...

Why can images of things we have seen seem so real when we later recall them from memory? A new study led by Cedars-Sinai ...

Astrocytes, once thought to be mere brain “support cells,” are now revealed to be key players in fear memory. Researchers found they actively help form, recall, and weaken fear responses by ...

Creative endeavors, like making art, writing music, or penning a poem, require the recall of memories to fuel imagination. Many other human behaviors ...

A key to understanding the brain lies in unpacking how hundreds of interconnected brain areas process information that leads to various outputs. In order to try to understand this, researchers ...

“Lifestyle choices, especially physical activity, can have a meaningful impact on how the brain functions over time,” said ...

The largest analysis of psychedelic brain imaging to date offers a clearer picture of how psychedelic drugs affect the brain.