To shed new light on the contribution of different brain regions and neural circuits to specific mental functions, ...

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

A layer deep in the cerebral cortex, which is the innermost layer of the mammalian brain, has recently been found to play a ...

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 ...

UCSF researchers discovered the first known neurons in the retina that connect to blood vessels. Understanding these neurons can help treat and prevent vascular-related vision loss.

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 ...

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

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