A newly identified enzyme appears to control tau production, brain inflammation, and aging. Researchers at the University of ...

The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

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 ...

A new study reveals how biological branching networks use surface geometry to shape blood vessels, brains, and plants.

Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human ...

Using participant skin cells reprogrammed into neurons, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have identified genetic signatures ...

Sleep is a pretty dangerous gambit. If you think about it, you’re unconscious and disconnected from the world for about a ...

Your brain can still make new neurons when you’re an adult. But how does the rare birth of these new neurons contribute to cognitive function? Researchers know that new neurons contribute to memory ...

Sleep is one of life’s most universal behaviors. Despite its ubiquity, it’s also one of the most mysterious. Humans spend ...

Pain sensing neurons in the gut kindle inflammatory immune responses that cause allergies and asthma, according to a new ...

Some people are immune to dementia, even if their brain is deteriorating. Cognitive reserve is the secret boost that builds ...