How a brain's anatomical structure relates to its function is one of the most important questions in neuroscience. It ...

Comparing a map of the neurons in a nematode worm - the connectome - with a map of how signals travel across those neurons ...

For over 100 years, scientists have agreed that discrete collections of brain cells fire off signals to other brain areas through a series of interconnected fibers. In a new study, researchers applied ...

Vision happens when patterns of light entering the eye are converted into reliable patterns of brain activity. This reliability allows the brain to recognize the same object each time it is seen. Our ...

Researchers found that DMT significantly reduced infarct volume and edema formation in a rat stroke model. In both animal ...

Summary: A new five-year study explores how dopamine may drive changes in brain myelin during social isolation. Researchers ...

A new study in mice reports that concussions sustained early in life can cause subtle brain changes that re-emerge later in ...

New research shows fat in arms, legs, torso, and around organs affects brain health differently, with visceral fat tied to ...

Prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos is associated with altered brain structure, function, and metabolism, with a duration into late childhood and adolescence.