Parkinson's disease causes both movement and cognitive deficits, and for a long time both were thought to be caused by the ...

University of Houston College of Optometry Professor John O’Brien, a leading expert on retinal neuroscience, has received $2.6 million from the National Eye Institute to continue more than 20 years of ...

A healthy brain maintains a harmony of neurons that excite or inhibit other neurons, but the lines between different types of ...

A collaborative French–Swiss study reveals a previously unknown role for astrocytes in the brain's information processing.

Swiss team has uncovered a new role for astrocytes in brain computation. Using advanced microscopy, researchers found that ...

It’s a bizarre sight: With a short burst of light, a sponge-shaped robot scoots across a tiled surface. Flipped on its back, it repeatedly twitches as if doing sit-ups. By tinkering with the light’s ...

A collaborative French-Swiss study reveals a previously unknown role for astrocytes in the brain's information processing. Dozens of synapses ...

University of Exeter scientists mapped DNA methylation in nearly 1,000 brains, from 6 weeks after conception to old age. They ...

Scientists mapped brain development before birth, revealing DNA changes linked to autism and schizophrenia risk.

If there's one thing that's crystal clear about Alzheimer's disease, it's this: It eats away at neurons and the links between ...

Once just a cooking herb, rosemary is now being studied for its effects on memory, stress, and even Alzheimer’s.