How can neurons respond to optical stimulation without genetic or structural alterations? Turns out that a thin-layer carbon ...

One of the defining features of humans is our brain's remarkable capacity for language, planning, memory, creativity, and more. These abilities stem not just from our large brain size, but also from ...

"Based on in vitro studies of genetic makeup and physical structure, we know something about what various classes of neurons look like, but not their function in the living brain," Anastassiou said.

MSU researchers discovered that microbes begin shaping the brain while still in the womb, influencing neurons in a region ...

The brain controls the release of glucose in a wide range of stressful circumstances, including fasting and low blood sugar ...

While there is a vast amount of information about the human brain and how it develops and works, much of the organ is still ...

From dopamine hacking to dopamine detoxes, some people have sought to harness this brain chemical to improve their mood and productivity. But it’s far more complicated than that.

Children with autism have different brains than children without autism, down to the structure and density of their neurons, according to a study by the University of Rochester Medical Center, New ...