Scientists have discovered specialized IC-encoder neurons that make the brain “see” illusions, such as squares or triangles that aren’t truly there.

Researchers discovered that certain human brain cells evolved unusually fast, altering autism-linked gene activity.

Neurons' ability to change their behavior in response to new stimuli is what makes learning possible. And even neurons' ...

Researchers from Sweden have discovered that the human brain continues to grow new cells in the memory region—called the hippocampus—even into old age. Using advanced tools to examine brain samples ...

A new study in Science now promises to kick this dust up all over again: it has reported evidence of neural progenitor cells ...

MIT researchers have come up with a new idea about memory that highlights the role of astrocytes, a type of brain cell that’s often overlooked. The human brain is packed with around 86 billion neurons ...

Researchers at Lehigh University are exploring tiny lab-grown brain organoids to unlock the secrets of the brain’s efficiency ...

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 human brain contains nearly 86 billion neurons, constantly exchanging messages like an immense social media network, but neurons do not work alone – glial cells, neurotransmitters, receptors, and ...

Small cell lung cancer cells that metastasize to the brain cozy up to neurons and form working electrical connections, called ...

In the search for answers about Alzheimer’s disease, researchers are taking a close look at the immune system of the brain. A ...

The debate over adult neurogenesis may have just been won. New research out of the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden provides evidence of adult neurogenesis in the hippocampus, a finding that could ...