The brain is the most complex organ in the human body. Different parts of the brain perform a variety of functions, all of ...

Researchers have mapped how "histone bivalency" acts as a molecular clock for brain development. By holding genes in a poised state, this mechanism ensures neurons mature only after completing ...

How does brain metabolism affect aging? Researchers received a $3.3M NIH grant to study neurometabolic coupling and Alzheimer ...

Scientists have found that your brain separates memories into “what” and “where/when” using two different groups of neurons.

New work in fruit flies uncovers an electrical trick that allows neurons to compute direction efficiently by juggling multiple signaling mechanisms. These findings could reframe our understanding of ...

Researchers have identified a specific class of brain neurons that dies during multiple sclerosis because inflammation ...

Neurons are the most well-known cells in the brain but they are not the only type of cell in this organ. The other main type is the glial cells, also known as neuroglia. Glia comes from the Greek word ...

“I tested it three or four times before I believed it,” said Shigenori Inagaki of the discovery that enabled the breakthrough ...

In Alzheimer’s disease, brain damage is often linked to a mix of problems, including beta-amyloid buildup, tau pathology, ...

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have identified an iron-storing protein called ferritin light ...

New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis adds to growing evidence that helping brain cells ...