A healthy brain maintains a harmony of neurons that excite or inhibit other neurons, but the lines between different types of ...

How a brain's anatomical structure relates to its function is one of the most important questions in neuroscience. It ...

UCSF scientists discovered that an overlooked cell type in the brain plays a central role in healing traumatic brain injury.

A new study reports that prenatal exposure to the insecticide chlorpyrifos is associated with lasting changes in the ...

DMT, or dimethyltryptamine, is a natural psychoactive molecule found in many plants and mammals. According to an article ...

A natural psychoactive compound shows promise in protecting brain blood vessels and reducing inflammation, offering potential ...

A natural compound present in the brain shows promise in reducing stroke damage by protecting the blood-brain barrier and lowering inflammation. DMT, short for dimethyltryptamine, is a naturally ...

For decades, diagnosis of brain cancer has been medicine’s most difficult and hazardous challenge. Simple imaging such as MRI ...

The best foods for brain health contain omega-3 fatty acids, polyphenols, and other brain-boosting nutrients. Here, ...

Tick-borne encephalitis virus can infect the nervous system and cause life-threatening illness. Finding the cellular gateway ...

A collaborative French-Swiss study reveals a previously unknown role for astrocytes in the brain's information processing.

Healing from any injury involves a delicate balance between scarring and inflammation - two processes that can wreak havoc as ...