For decades, scientists assumed that neural stem cells (NSCs) only occur in the brain and spinal cord. A new international ...

From a tiny sample of tissue no larger than a grain of sand, scientists have come within reach of a goal once thought unattainable: building a complete functional wiring diagram of a portion of the ...

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date.

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It is increasingly clear brain changes occur during this period – and that some can ultimately be positive. More than that, these changes demonstrate that menopause may offer a crucial window ...

The activity of these cells, nestled in a part of the brain called the anterior arcopallium, is tied to the sounds the birds make, the duo found. The organization of these neurons’ activity ...

The smiley toddler had diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG, a cancer that occurs in the part of the brain stem that controls vital functions including breathing, blood pressure and heart rate.

"Men and women, obviously their brain power is basically the same so I think more women should definitely be encouraged to go into more STEM subjects," she said. "You should really just follow ...

People can speak, sing, shout, or whisper thanks to a series of neurons in the motor region of the cerebral cortex that extend their nerve endings to the brain stem, a crucial highway connecting the ...

Riddle me this: how can it be that reading these words activates nearly identical word-sensitive patches of the brain's visual system in you and nearly every other reader of this story?

Research on brain training for ADHD is limited, and few programs have been approved by the FDA. However, studies have found that it may improve some symptoms of ADHD. Those with attention deficit ...

scientists at MIT have developed a way to convert skin cells directly into brain cells extremely efficiently, without needing to go through the intermediate step of converting them to stem cells ...