Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain's neuronal connections, and as a result, in signal ...

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

Study finds ultrathin tubes connecting brain cells that transport Alzheimer's proteins. The network changes months before ...

For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion. The finding, reported in the journal Nature, ...

The brain’s rules seem simple: Fire together, wire together. When groups of neurons activate, they become interconnected. This networking is how we learn, reason, form memories, and adapt to our world ...

After injury, the visual system can recover by growing new neural connections rather than replacing lost cells. Researchers ...

Scientists developed two new sensors that can detect brain cell communication in real time, tracking chemical messages ...

Even consciousness could reveal its secrets someday with this realistic simulation, researchers hope. It will not only ...

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For many heartbreaking diseases of the brain — dementia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and others — doctors can only treat the symptoms. Medical science does not have a cure. Why? Because it’s difficult to ...

The idea of “reading minds” has shifted from science fiction to a concrete engineering challenge, and the latest ...