With the help of directed evolution, scientists inch closer to developing viral vectors that can cross the human blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapy.

Scientists transferred light-harvesting proteins into yeast for the first time, shining a light on the past lives of eukaryotic cells.

A gene essential for information storage in the brain engages an autoregulatory feedback loop to consolidate memory.

Ferreting out the biological function of dreaming is a frontier in neuroscience.

A series of technological advancements for automation and parallel imaging made volume electron microscopy more user friendly while increasing throughput.

The scenarios that run through our sleeping brains may help us explore possible solutions to concerns from our waking lives.

Imaging and manipulating the brain has come a long way from electrodes and the patch clamp, though such traditional tools remain essential.

In the book’s prologue, author Daniel T. Blumstein explains his introduction to the study of fear.

Fear binds us to our human and nonhuman ancestors. Understanding the emotion can help us grapple with challenges we face today.

If we ask the right questions, modern tools could help researchers solve mysteries such as why many people believe in a God that both provides unconditional love and levies eternal damnation.