What makes the human brain capable of language, imagination, mathematics and invention? For many years, the prevailing view ...

A molecule linked to chronic inflammation disrupts the brain's ability to create new neurons, uncovering a pathway with ...

Biological systems are notoriously tough to model, especially when it comes to figuring out the axons, neurons, blood vessels, and other structural components of gray matter, or the tissue that makes ...

A new computer simulation of how our brains develop and grow neurons has been built. Along with improving our understanding of how the brain works, researchers hope that the models will contribute to ...

Exercise doesn't just make the heart stronger. It also rewires the nerves that regulate it, a discovery that could pave the ...

The human brain contains billions of neurons, specialized nerve cells that communicate with each other via electrical and ...

The brain’s rules seem simple: Fire together, wire together. When groups of neurons activate, they become interconnected. This networking is how we learn, reason, form memories, and adapt to our world ...

Motor neurons are some of the largest cells in the human body. In particular, upper neurons—extending from the cerebral cortex to the brain stem or spinal cord—average 60μm in diameter. 3,4 These ...

“Do you think all mental conditions have a physical component in the brain?” someone once asked me. “Absolutely!” I answered. Then I qualified that I didn’t believe the mind and brain are the same nor ...