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

New research explores the many ways our sensory experiences overlaps, teaching us new ways the brain perceives ...

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

A type of aggressive, treatment-resistant brain tumor has a distinct population of immune cells that support its growth, ...

In their study published in Nature Communications, researchers identified an unusual type of brain cell they named “ovoid ...

Scientists have discovered that neural stem cells (NSCs) receive constant feedback from their daughter cells, influencing whether they remain dormant or activate to form new neurons and glia.

Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. Though many feeding circuits in the brain are known to play a role in monitoring food ...

Scientists develop groundbreaking dual-action drug RI-AG03 that targets toxic tau proteins in Alzheimer's disease, showing ...

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

A comprehensive atlas of the human hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates many bodily functions, including temperature, sleep and appetite, has been built using single-cell RNA sequencing and ...

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

The human body is a key subject of research by scientists worldwide. A biomedical engineering research team led by Professor ...