The next time you reach for a memory or make a quick choice, a storm of tiny signals races through your brain. Scientists can ...

Most of the time, you assume your brain is either “on” or “off,” awake or asleep. A new study shows something far more ...

Neuroscientists have long listened to the brain’s electrical spikes, but those loud crackles are only the final output of a ...

In chronic neurodegeneration associated with prion disease, reactive microglia adopt a highly mobile, neuron-by-neuron surveillance strategy, replacing homeostatic process-based monitoring with ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

Stress may lead to altered blood flow in the brain, reveals a new study. The findings may give vital clues to the exact causes of neurodegenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and dementia, say ...

Microscopy continues to transform the life sciences. Here are five recent breakthroughs made possible by the technique.

USC researchers built artificial neurons that replicate real brain processes using ion-based diffusive memristors. These devices emulate how neurons use chemicals to transmit and process signals, ...

Autistic adults show reduced availability of a key glutamate receptor, mGlu5, across widespread brain regions.

Across a typical lifetime, the human brain does not simply grow, peak, and decline. It passes through five sweeping ...