Researchers have engineered a next-generation glutamate sensor, iGluSnFR4, capable of detecting the faintest incoming ...

A new study suggests that how neurons process energy may determine whether they resist damage or begin to break down.

After injury, the visual system can recover by growing new neural connections rather than replacing lost cells. Researchers ...

New research reveals exercise may reprogram heart-controlling nerves, giving hope for potentially better treatments for ...

A new bioluminescent tool allows neurons to glow on their own, letting scientists track brain activity without harmful lasers ...

Gliomas are cancers that originate directly in the brain, instead of spreading to the brain from other parts of the body.

Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the human brain supports numerous advanced capabilities for centuries. The ...

It was once believed that mice had relatively poor vision. Turns out mice are far from blind – and studying how their vision ...

Zooming in on the auditory cortex, the researchers found three unique sets of neurons that light up while we listen to music. Two sets of neurons encode absolute pitch (individual musical notes) and ...

Research reveals why AI systems can't become conscious—and what radically different computing substrates would be needed to ...

We have only just started to understand how our brains clean themselves, but columnist Helen Thomson finds promising evidence ...

He may have been part of some of the world's biggest matches throughout his career, but Nick Kyrgios could not hide his ...