Brain tissue is an optical mess. Water, lipids, and tangled cellular membranes all bend light in different directions. If ...

Artificial neurons could open a pathway toward computing that resembles human brain power.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Three neurologists analyze brain scans on multiple computer monitors, Image 2 ...

Discovery that astrocyte networks shrink and reroute after a loss of sensory signals suggests they may be shaped by experience.

Their research was published online today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The discovery that the brains of humans and mice age in similar ways may one day help scientists ...

Recent research suggests that an ingredient found in fish oil could have a counterproductive effect on the brain, at least ...

The brain is more mechanically connected to the body than previously appreciated, scientists reported today (April 27) in Nature Neuroscience. Through a study using mice and simulations, the team ...