The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the ...

Large-scale microscopy combined with tissue clearing and expansion enables nanoscale imaging of centimeter scale specimens.

A new study from scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging has revealed a surprising player in the battle ...

Human beings have enjoyed a unique and lonely role among intelligences. Do other minds exist in life's other kingdoms? With ...

UC Riverside study may lead to new treatments for multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects an estimated 2.3 ...

A crucial link between the brain's cleaning system and deterioration of neurons associated with Alzheimer's disease has been ...

Researchers at Michigan State University studied how insects can help humans detect lung cancer weeks earlier than scans currently used.

Have you ever wondered why a drumbeat makes your foot tap before you even realize it? It’s not magic or mystical prediction; ...

Panelists discuss how spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive genetic disease affecting motor neurons with 3 ...

“We’re doing next-level brain hacking with neurofeedback to help you get the benefits of 40 years of meditation in a matter ...

How do animals bounce back from sleep deprivation? Scientists found a subset of neurons in the mouse thalamus that repay this ...