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.

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

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

Even consciousness could reveal its secrets someday with this realistic simulation, researchers hope. It will not only ...

Study finds ultrathin tubes connecting brain cells that transport Alzheimer's proteins. The network changes months before ...

Scientists are building experimental computers from living human brain cells and testing how they learn and adapt.

We have only just started to understand how our brains clean themselves, but columnist Helen Thomson finds promising evidence ...

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.

Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new information.

Scientists reveal a hidden brain code that tracks distance and time in the dark, offering new insight into navigation and ...

By analyzing over 213,000 developing human brain cells, researchers show that many autism risk genes act through the ECM.