Gliomas are cancers that originate directly in the brain, instead of spreading to the brain from other parts of the body.

Researchers have engineered a next-generation glutamate sensor, iGluSnFR4, capable of detecting the faintest incoming ...

Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the human brain supports numerous advanced capabilities for centuries. The ...

“Expression tells us what cells do, but regulatory DNA tells us where they come from, how they develop, and which germ layer ...

A new bioluminescent tool allows neurons to glow on their own, letting scientists track brain activity without harmful lasers ...

Neurons are famously fragile, yet some injured cells manage to hang on, stabilize, and even reconnect. That quiet resilience ...

Tiny lab-grown brains are offering an unprecedented look at how schizophrenia and bipolar disorder disrupt neural activity.

Closely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, depending on their physical structure.

The first few months of life are a very important period in terms of human development, and at this point, many of the most ...

Researchers have grown pea-sized brains in the lab that are offering an unprecedented look at how neurons behave differently ...

Research that shows blood test analysis with more than 1 in 10 adults over 70 may be eligible for treatments to slow ...