Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

An international research team identified hundreds of genes essential for the development of brain cells, including one gene ...

When the brain's supply of oxygen is reduced or eliminated, damage can set in very quickly. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...

Researchers identified some 3,300 types of brain cells, an order of magnitude more than was previously known, and have only a dim notion of what most of them do. By Carl Zimmer An international team ...

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Education in the brain sciences has evolved significantly, moving beyond conventional single-discipline structures to ...

Neuroscientists studying the shifts between sleep and awareness are finding many liminal states, which could help explain the disorders that can result when sleep transitions go wrong Yasemin ...

From its strange "spiral signals" to a libido switch, the brain contains myriad mysteries that scientists are still working to unravel. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

A new 3D 'atlas' of the mouse brain promises to sharpen scientists' ability to measure brain changes and share findings across studies of diseases like Alzheimer's. The mouse brain atlas combines ...