Mice who get less attention from their mothers have more copies of a common retrotransposon in the genomes of their hippocampal neurons.

No two neurons are alike. What does that mean for brain function?

Recent advances in single-cell omics and other techniques are revealing variation at genomic, epigenomic, transcriptomic, and posttranscriptomic levels.

Male mice exposed to females, their urine, or a chemical in their urine lost sensory neurons in their vomeronasal organs that respond to that chemical.

Young cells make their way to the frontal lobe to create new circuits in the brains of infants, researchers report. 

Preliminary research suggests that the brains of schizophrenia patients may regain tissue mass as the illness wears on.

This year’s honors go to researchers who mapped human populations, showed spots to cats, and offered children marshmallows to examine the kids’ patience and self-control.

Regular replacement of histones in human and murine neurons is required for neuronal plasticity, a study shows.

What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes

The brain’s ability to make new neural connections can be restored in mice by blocking a protein that normally acts as a natural brake on neuroplasticity.