Researchers have uncovered something extraordinary: starfish don't have five arms. They are, genetically, one massive, ...

A recent study by the University of Bonn and University Hospital Bonn and the University of Freiburg shows that the ...

Picture a star-shaped cell in the brain, stretching its spindly arms out to cradle the neurons around it. That's an astrocyte, and for a long time, scientists thought its job was caretaking the brain, ...

NIMHANS researchers show promising intranasal therapy for Parkinson’s, enhancing motor function and neuron regeneration in ...

For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been framed as a problem of a single patch of brain tissue that controls movement. New work suggests the condition may instead arise from a deeper, far-reaching ...

2025 lookback: Trump yanks federal funding from NPR in move conservative advocates said was long overdue Shocking bodycam video shows Ohio shoplifting suspect pulling gun on police officer James ...

SAN DIEGO — The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will honor seven early career researchers whose awards will be presented during Neuroscience 2025, SfN's annual meeting. “Innovative thinking often comes ...

A new study provides the best evidence to date that the connection patterns between various parts of the human brain can tell scientists the specialized functions of each region. Previous research has ...

If we can fully map the structure of our brains, will we be able to understand how they work? That is the goal of researchers attempting to build a wiring diagram, or connectome, of our neural ...

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...

Oceanic states of consciousness—characterized by ego dissolution, unity, and timelessness—have long occupied a liminal space between psychopathology and transcendence. This paper explores these states ...

This study describes a new analysis strategy to compare active neurons during behavioral tasks across the brain. This is significant because analysing how different brain areas are active during ...