New research shows that the growth of long-range connections between brain regions predicts how well a child will learn to read.
New research shows that the growth of long-range connections between brain regions predicts how well a child will learn to read.
Brain cells called pericytes can be reprogrammed into neurons with just two proteins, pointing to a novel way to treat neurodegenerative disorders.
A unique organism sighted only once, more than a century ago, could shed light on the evolution of multicellularity—if it ever actually existed.
Researchers reveal a new pathway of synaptic modulation in the hippocampus exclusive to females.
Disrupting a small part of the brain with a magnetic field can reduce people’s prejudice towards good news.
Mice raised in isolation from their mothers developed cognitive deficits similar to those of babies raised in orphanages where physical contact is infrequent.
Researchers use characteristic differences in eye movements to identify patients with deficits in neurological function.
September 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the September 2012 issue of The Scientist.
Wired for Story, Dreamland, Homo Mysterious, and Vagina