From a loss of taste to dementia, infectious agents cause an array of neurological symptoms.

Impressions that ancient brains left in fossilized skulls reveal that the first human ancestors to migrate out of Africa had much more primitive brains than previously thought.

Researchers find that the animals can account for others’ behavior and circumstances in their strategies.

Researchers characterize large mitochondrial deletions to understand their implications in neurological disorders.

Neural connections in the mouse neocortex can release multiple packages of neurotransmitters per electrical impulse, a study finds.

Synapses in the mouse neocortex can release multiple packages of neurotransmitters, suggesting that connection strength is more flexible than previously thought.

In mice, epigenetic marks made on histones during infancy influence depression-like behavior during adulthood. A drug that reverses the genomic tags appears to undo the damage.

A study has sparked controversy by suggesting that cells made using a popular lab protocol have been misidentified, with potentially serious repercussions for brain research. Critics say the significance of the findings has been overstated.

Two out of three people who received noninvasive ultrasound appear to have gained some level of consciousness, according to preliminary trial results.