New research has revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex brain circuits independently, despite sharing a common ancestor. These findings challenge the traditional view of ...

Take a look around your home and you'll find yourself surrounded by familiar comforts-photos of family and friends on the ...

Scientists found that evolution led bird and mammal brains to evolve separately, using different genetic instructions.

We expect modern medicine to be able to make sense of our health difficulties. What then, when it fails to do so for people ...

Most neuroscience research carried out up to date has primarily focused on neurons, the most renowned type of cell in the ...

Scientists explore how the immune and nervous systems constantly communicate, influencing brain diseases, behavior, and ...

Interrupting signals exchanged between tumors and the nervous system could become a critical pillar of cancer care ...

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a new type of brain cell, and the advancement may lead to new treatments for epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease. Christa Dao reports.

New research on microplastics in brains reminds us that while scientists compile safety data, our leaders should still act ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory. It means how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms ...

Researchers have identified the mitochondrial calcium uniporter as a critical protein in the strengthening of synaptic ...

Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory.