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

When you’re short on sleep and your focus suddenly drifts, your brain may be briefly slipping into cleanup mode. Scientists ...

Consciousness researchers studying “islands of awareness” have found that disconnected brains likely sink into a strange form ...

Abnormal clumps of proteins like α-synuclein, amyloid beta and tau are associated with neurodegenerative conditions like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, but a waste removal mechanism called the ...

Neuroscientists are tracking the brain activity that underlies a cognitive breakthrough and unraveling how it might boost ...

Strokes are a medical emergency, yet imaging can capture only snapshots of how brain damage develops in the hours and days ...

A new blood marker reflects the extent of brain injury after an ischemic stroke and can predict patient outcomes months to ...

People with spinal cord injuries often lose some or all their limb function. In most patients, the nerves in their limbs work ...

Understanding how the brain anticipates future states and transmits or reconstructs information remains a central challenge in neuroscience. This Research ...