Inflammatory signals in injured zebrafish brains promote the growth of new neurons.
Inflammatory signals in injured zebrafish brains promote the growth of new neurons.
NIH Director Francis Collins touts the project to map neural connections in the human brain as recording the mind’s “symphony.”
Should biological explanations for criminal behavior influence a judge’s or jury’s decision about how to handle a case? If so, how?
Recording brain activity as patients are anesthetized for surgery, researchers identify a pattern that may signal loss of consciousness.
Large RNA-protein packets use a novel mechanism to escape the cell nucleus.
The blogosphere voices widespread condemnation for a sexist comment made by a researcher attending this week’s annual Society for Neuroscience conference.
Scientists fighting the federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research bring their case before the country’s highest court.
New research shows that the growth of long-range connections between brain regions predicts how well a child will learn to read.
John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka jointly take home this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine for turning back the developmental clock.
Brain cells called pericytes can be reprogrammed into neurons with just two proteins, pointing to a novel way to treat neurodegenerative disorders.