The researchers observed that the maggots consistently preferred the rotten fruit over the fresh one. This behavior suggested ...

The finding may open a whole new world in the study of Alzheimer's disease, said biophysicist Aneta Stefanovska.

Treating the neurons and me — my mental states — in a synergistic way proved to speed up and enhance healing. It does for ...

In the United States, nearly three million adults 18 years and older reported having active epilepsy during 2021 and 2022.

By crafting an artificial brain-like environment with microscopic nanopillars, researchers have successfully guided neurons ...

Researchers found that random brain fluctuations actually strengthen memory by stabilizing neural activity over time. The ...

Scientists have uncovered a crucial pathway that links brain cell activity to the activation of genes responsible for ...

Serotonin is primarily synthesized by neurons in the dorsal Raphe nucleus (DRN) in the midbrain. Serotonin neurons in the DRN project to numerous brain regions, including the arcuate of the ...

In 2004, a research group at Peking University First Hospital discovered a mutation in the gene coding for a sodium-channel ...

Hence, researchers often simulate the brain as a network of coupled neural masses, each described by a mean-field model. These models capture the essential features of neuronal populations while ...

The hippocampus contains neurons that specifically encode memories for of sugar and fat, impacting affecting food intake and ...

When Disney Channel star Cameron Boyce died in 2019, his death was ruled a sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, otherwise ...