By analyzing brain activity in mice, they determined that a fat molecule called PIP2 acts as a brake on Piezo1. When brain ...

Scientists have found that blocking microglia (specialist immune cells in the brain) prevents infant forgetting ("infantile ...

As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach ...

Scientists are unraveling the role of senescent cells in a common form of epilepsy, and it could point to new treatments.

New research reveals that certain brain tumors may originate silently within normal brain cells long before a tumor forms.

A new study from the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute now shows how human stem cell based therapy may help ...

A study tracking thousands of neurons shows how the brain separates memory content from context to support flexible recall.

Babies of every species from mouse to human rapidly forget things that happen to them-an effect called infantile amnesia.

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

An international research team identified hundreds of genes essential for the development of brain cells, including one gene linked to a severe neurodevelopmental disorder not previously described.