A missing microRNA leads to degenerating neurons and blindness in a fruit fly.

The same group of neurons encode both actual motion and movement perceived in an optical illusion, according to a study on macaques.

From 500-million-year-old fat to a newly discovered virus, here are some stunners from The Scientist in 2018.

Surgeons will inject approximately 5 million dopamine-producing progenitor cells into patients’ brains.

Live-cell imaging reveals the secrets of innervation in the pancreas of zebrafish.

Scientists map the fruit fly brain, giving an in-depth look at its neurons.

By stimulating specific neurons in mouse brains, researchers demonstrate that memories from infancy are not lost, but merely difficult to access.

The stem cell–derived transplants were stable for 24 months and led to wide-ranging behavioral improvements in the monkeys.  

Genetic adaptations for human brain development also make us vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study.