Neuroscience

Researchers have for the first time successfully converted adult human skin cells into neurons of the type that regulate appetite,...

U.S. and Australian scientists have found the mechanism a novel gene uses to affect brain function and elicit behavior related...

There are no effective available treatments for sufferers of Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most aggressive and devastating form of brain...

Our brains generate a constant hum of activity: As neurons fire, they produce brain waves that oscillate at different frequencies....

Mitochondria not only are the cell’s main power producers, they are also the chief cooks and bottle washers.When they get...

Scientists at the University of Sheffield have succeeded in using a 3D printed guide to help nerves damaged in traumatic...

When making simple decisions, neurons in the brain apply the same statistical trick used by Alan Turing to help break...

The discovery that the human brain continues to produce new neurons in adulthood challenged a major dogma in the field...

Using a process known as single cell sequencing, scientists at Karolinska Institutet have produced a detailed map of cortical cell...

Using advanced DNA sequencing methods, researchers have identified a new gene that is associated with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),...

The size of the human brain expanded dramatically during the course of evolution, imparting us with unique capabilities to use...

For 150 years, the iconic Broca’s area of the brain has been recognized as the command center for human speech,...

Scientists have made a major new discovery detailing how areas of the brain responsible for vision could potentially adapt to...

Human neural stem cell treatments are showing promise for reversing learning and memory deficits after chemotherapy, according to UC Irvine...