The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

A newly identified enzyme appears to control tau production, brain inflammation, and aging. Researchers at the University of ...

A new study reveals how biological branching networks use surface geometry to shape blood vessels, brains, and plants.

Scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively ...

The sound of a fire alarm tells us to get out quickly to not get hurt, while the sight of a gas station sign can signal a ...

Sleep is a pretty dangerous gambit. If you think about it, you’re unconscious and disconnected from the world for about a ...

Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human ...

New research reveals how a class of neurons that help coordinate communication in the brain link up with their target cells, ...

Sleep is one of life’s most universal behaviors. Despite its ubiquity, it’s also one of the most mysterious. Humans spend ...

Early in Alzheimer’s disease, your brain can begin to change long before anyone notices a lost name or missed appointment.

Using participant skin cells reprogrammed into neurons, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have identified genetic signatures ...

Some people are immune to dementia, even if their brain is deteriorating. Cognitive reserve is the secret boost that builds ...