The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

Deep inside the brain, every thought and memory begins with a burst of electrical activity. For years, scientists have tried ...

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

Researchers have discovered a brain activity pattern that can predict which people with mild cognitive impairment are likely ...

Researchers identify two key proteins that allow chandelier cells to connect with excitatory neurons. This "handshake" regulates brain signals and, when disrupted, may lead to epilepsy or autism.

Using participant skin cells reprogrammed into neurons, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have identified genetic signatures ...

A new study from the University of Haifa suggests that disorders as different as Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, and autism may ...

“Language is a huge field, and we are novices in this. We know a lot about how different areas of the brain are involved in linguistic tasks, but the details are not very clear,” says Mohsen Jamali, a ...

To stay in balance, the brain depends on two types of neurons: Excitatory neurons (in white), which increase activity, and inhibitory neurons (in black), which damp down signals. Scientists have now ...

New research shows that pain-sensing neurons in the gut can kick-start inflammatory immune responses that cause allergies and ...