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

A new study reveals that eating junk food for just four days can impair memory and brain function. Diets high in sugar, salt, ...

A new study in mice demonstrates how a high-fat diet may quickly impact the brain, hindering memory formation processes.

Researchers discovered that certain human brain cells evolved unusually fast, altering autism-linked gene activity.

What makes the human brain different from that of other primates has long been a question. A new study suggests that the ...

A rat study has found that aerobic exercise may reshape nerves that control the heart. However, the impact was not the same ...

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

Madeline Lancaster created the first brain organoids, which have revolutionised our understanding of how the brain works - ...

Jane Goodall died Wednesday. As she was universally regarded as the greatest living expert on chimpanzees, her passing is a momentous event. It’s one that comes at a time of upheaval in the field ...

Neurons in the brain communicate with each other through synapses—connection points that allow the passage of electrical and ...

September 28, 2025 – National Institutes of Health (NIH) released the following: ...

New research shows fat buildup disables brain’s immune defenses in Alzheimer’s. A mouse treatment cleared plaques in just one ...