Scientists have discovered how stress can lead to serious mental health problems. To better understand the function of type I ...

We can replace joints, lenses, even organs—but not the brain. As neuroscience unravels the mechanisms of neurodegeneration, ...

A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology has not only learned a simple visual ...

Neurons are famously fragile, yet some injured cells manage to hang on, stabilize, and even reconnect. That quiet resilience ...

Neuroscientists have unveiled an engineered protein that lets them watch incoming signals wash over neurons in real time, turning what used to be invisible chemical whispers into vivid, trackable ...

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say results of a new study are advancing efforts to exploit a new target for Alzheimer's ...

Shifting focus on a visual scene without moving our eyes — think driving, or reading a room for the reaction to your joke — is a behavior known as covert ...

A new protein sensor lets researchers see incoming brain signals, revealing how neurons process information tied to memory ...

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

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

After injury, the visual system can recover by growing new neural connections rather than replacing lost cells. Researchers ...

MIT researchers are using living cells to target diseased brain areas and deliver tiny electronic devices that can modulate ...