The hippocampus is an important brain region known to support various cognitive (i.e., mental) processes, including the ...

"Based on in vitro studies of genetic makeup and physical structure, we know something about what various classes of neurons look like, but not their function in the living brain," Anastassiou said.

Neuroinflammation, a prolonged activation of the brain's immune system prompted by infections or other factors, has been ...

Researchers have developed the first metal–organic framework (MOF) neuron that mimics brain-like behavior in aqueous ...

One of the defining features of humans is our brain’s remarkable capacity for language, planning, memory, creativity, and ...

One of the defining features of humans is our brain's remarkable capacity for language, planning, memory, creativity, and ...

Children with autism have different brains than children without autism, down to the structure and density of their neurons, according to a study by the University of Rochester Medical Center, New ...

A team of researchers based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (the United States) has tried to shed light on the ...

The brain controls the release of glucose in a wide range of stressful circumstances, including fasting and low blood sugar ...

Canadian researchers found that stress in early life reshapes astrocytes, key brain support cells, leading to long-term ...