Researchers at Princeton University have created a new kind of computing system that combines living brain cells with advanced electronics. This unusual device works in three dimensions and can be ...

A cluster of rat neurons, grown on a chip in a Japanese laboratory, just learned to generate a sine wave on command. Across ...

Your brain is the most complex structure in the known universe, and it’s a masterpiece of efficiency. It calculates ...

In about one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, the neural tube, a key nervous system structure, fails to close properly.

Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine report new evidence that clusters of brain tissue derived from the cells of patients ...

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A scientific team supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has developed a new, ultra-high-resolution brain imaging system that can reconstruct microscopic brain structures that ...

I've always wondered what exactly happens inside my brain after a sleepless night. Why does everything feel harder—thinking ...

Anxiety disorders are some of the most common mental health conditions in America, affecting about one in five people nationwide. But much remains unknown about the roots of anxiety in the brain. Now, ...

Glial cells, also known as neuroglia, are non-neuronal cells that play a crucial role in various neurophysiological processes. They not only support nervous system structures but also contribute to ...