Research teams have created a versatile set of gene delivery systems that can reach different neural cell types in the human ...

A team of scientists at Duke University made a mouse just a bit more human. They didn’t give it speech or opposable thumbs.

New research published in Nature Communications sheds light on what happens in the brain during moments of sudden insight — ...

A study from UC Berkeley reveals that the depths of tiny grooves on the brain’s surface, known as tertiary sulci, are linked ...

The smallest grooves on the brain's surface, unique to humans, have largely been ignored by anatomists, but recent studies show that they're related to cognitive performance, including face ...

Whenever something bad happens to us, brain systems responsible for mediating emotions kick in to prevent it from happening again. When we get stung by a wasp, the association between pain and wasps ...

In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Duke University and Germany’s Humboldt and Hamburg ...

Researchers at Mount Sinai found that ezogabine, a drug activating KCNQ potassium channels, helps reduce depressive symptoms and anhedonia by modulating brain activity. Functional MRI showed the drug ...

Dance enhances memory, cognition, and brain structure in seniors, offering joy-filled neuroprotection beyond traditional exercises.

Discover how 8 weeks of mindfulness creates visible brain changes, enhancing gray matter, rewiring neural pathways, and ...