An international research team has shown that lung cancer cells can form functional synapses with neurons, effectively ...

Understanding the intricate web of connections within the human brain remains one of the greatest challenges in science. This ...

A new review shows how stress rewires brain circuits, shaping anxiety and depression symptoms, opening precision treatment ...

To shed new light on the contribution of different brain regions and neural circuits to specific mental functions, ...

Zebrafish, photographed with confocal microscope. The brain region that controls eye movement is structurally similar in fish and mammals, but the zebrafish system contains only 500 neurons, making it ...

Neurodegenerative diseases remain some of the most difficult conditions to treat. Disorders like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s ...

Summary: Researchers discovered how the brain develops reliable visual processing once the eyes open. Early on, visual inputs and modular brain responses are mismatched, creating inconsistent patterns ...

A study discovered a circuit in the brain that connects stress with increased glucose and therefore may link stress to type 2 ...

Forgoing sleep to watch one more episode of the latest show, to read one more chapter of a thrilling book, or even to pull an all-nighter, is not uncommon. But sleep deprivation can catch up to people ...

It was found that eels use sensory signals from their bodies, such as stretch and pressure, to adapt to their environment.

Researchers reveal that lung cancer cells form direct synapses with neurons to grow and proliferate, opening the door to new ...