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

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

About ten years ago, scientists began exploring an unconventional idea for studying the brain: using bioluminescent light to make neural activity visible. Instead of shining light onto the brain from ...

It was once believed that mice had relatively poor vision. Turns out mice are far from blind – and studying how their vision ...

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

Researchers have crossed a threshold that once belonged squarely to science fiction: they have built working models of brains ...

A new study suggests that how neurons process energy may determine whether they resist damage or begin to break down.

From Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s hand came branches and whorls, spines and webs. Now-famous drawings by the neuroanatomist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries showed, for the first time, the ...

After years of debate, scientists provided new evidence for the lifelong birth of human brain cells, which may inform future therapies for neurological diseases. “This gives us an important piece of ...

The idea of “reading minds” has shifted from science fiction to a concrete engineering challenge, and the latest breakthroughs suggest the brain’s private code is finally yielding. Researchers are not ...

Whether you are heading to bed or seeking a midnight snack, you don't need to turn on the lights to know where you are as you walk through your house at night.

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