How our public sphere has drifted from reality to a “simulated” democracy—and what it might take to pull it back ...

Researchers found that repeated head impacts can disrupt a key system that helps the brain wash away waste. In professional ...

Our brain wiring seems to undergo four major turning points at ages 9, 32, 66 and 83, which could influence our capacity to ...

The tools to manipulate the central nervous system – to sedate, confuse or even coerce – are becoming more precise, more ...

The same brain cells linked to disorientation in Alzheimer's disease have been preserved—and even slightly increased—across ...

How the brain gets wired up matters. Consider the neurons involved in the sense of smell. Hook them up wrong, and suddenly ...

Humans have long wondered when and how we begin to form thoughts. Are we born with a pre-configured brain, or do thought ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have used a "zap-and-freeze" technology to watch hard-to-see brain cell ...

The Journal of Neuroscience features for the first time a cover concept that is not about what neuroscientists have done, but rather what neuroscience can do for humanity's future.

Zap-and-freeze” high-resolution imaging visualizes synapses in action and may lead to a better understanding of conditions ...