A new study published in PLOS Biology suggests that a specific cocktail of dietary supplements may help alleviate behavioral ...

The detailed mapping revealed an unexpected pattern. One specific section of the dendrite contained an unusually dense ...

New nanomaterial passes the blood-brain barrier to reduce damaging inflammation after the most common form of stroke. When ...

Understanding human gene function in living organisms has long been hampered by fundamental differences between species.

Scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively ...

The sound of a fire alarm tells us to get out quickly to not get hurt, while the sight of a gas station sign can signal a ...

Your ability to notice what matters visually comes from an ancient brain system over 500 million years old.

To study how a key chemical neuromodulator affects signaling in the brain's cortex, Garrett Neske, PhD, has received a three-year, $300,000 grant from the Whitehall Foundation, a nonprofit ...

Scientists have long suspected that the trillions of microbes in our intestines do more than digest lunch, but new work goes ...

When a person suffers a stroke, physicians must restore blood flow to the brain as quickly as possible to save their life. But, ironically, that life-saving rush of blood can also trigger a second ...