Neuroscience

The nerve agent sarin causes a deadly overstimulation of the nervous system that can be stopped if treated with an...

Credit: Allen Institute The Allen Institute for Brain Science has announced major updates to its online resources available at brain-map.org,...

LA JOLLA — (May 02, 2016) When tweaking its architecture, the adult brain works like a sculptor — starting with...

Chemists at the University of California San Diego have designed a set of molecules that promote microscopic, anatomical changes in...

More than half of our brains are made up of glial cells, which wrap around nerve fibers and insulate them–similarly...

Montreal (Quebec), April 13, 2016 – Catherine Aaron and Gabrielle Beaudry were 17 when they knocked on the door of...

Credit: Photo: Helena Osvath / Lund University A study led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden shows that ravens...

A new study shows the death of newborn brain cells may be linked to a genetic risk factor for five...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Why does one person who tries cocaine get addicted, while another might use it and then...

Rio is a California sea lion who can solve IQ tests that many people have trouble passing. In fact, she...

LA JOLLA–(April 28, 2016) A microscope about the size of a penny is giving scientists a new window into the...

Danish research is behind a new epoch-making discovery, which may prove decisive to future brain research. The level of salts...

What if a map of the brain could help us decode people's inner thoughts? Scientists at the University of California,...

More than 3 million Americans suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a condition that usually emerges in childhood and...

The question is straightforward enough: How does the brain learn to make sense of the visual world? The full answer...

Strengthening and weakening the connections between neurons, known as synapses, is vital to the brain’s development and everyday function. One...

It may sound unusual, but it’s true: In recent years a growing number of people have been hooking their heads...

MIT and Harvard University neuroscientists have found a link between a behavioral symptom of autism and reduced activity of a...

Scientists have long wondered if the human brain contains neural mechanisms specific to music perception. Now, for the first time,...

Although it is known that psychiatric disorders have a strong genetic component, untangling the web of genes contributing to each...