Astrocytes, once thought to be the brain’s housekeepers, may actually be silent powerhouses of memory.

A new study published in Nature reveals how olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) achieve extraordinary precision in selecting ...

The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and ...

Your brain processes the pleasure of everyday behaviors like eating and drinking similarly to the pleasure of using drugs.

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified which brain circuits are vital for visual acuity and ...

Exploring the interaction between sensory neurons and drug aversion can offer clues to the genetic basis of addiction.

New research from MIT suggests that astrocytes - long considered support cells - may play a key role in the human brain's ...

Researchers have a new hypothesis for how brain cells called astrocytes might contribute to memory storage in the brain. Their model, known as dense associative memory, would help explain the brain's ...

FMI researchers have provided new insights into how the brain organizes and processes memories, thanks to a study that looks ...

identified thousands of specialized neurons in mice. But they help them do mouse things. In humans, culture, language, care, tools and other still-to-be demonstrated ways in which we interact with ...