In a sweeping new map of the adult Drosophila melanogaster brain, researchers at the University of Oxford found that mature ...

New research from the University of Wyoming reveals that the brain cells that control hunger may be far more adaptable during ...

A newly discovered mechanism that protects nerve cells could have important implications for understanding and treating mental illness.

People whose brains age faster than they do are more likely to develop dementia later in life, according to a new study by UCSF researchers.

SEATTLE, WASH. — DECEMBER 23, 2025 — Scientists have engineered a protein able to record the incoming chemical signals of brain cells (as opposed to just their outgoing signals). These whisper-quiet ...

A new study of brain activity patterns in people doing a memory task finds that the way we make inferences changes dramatically as we age. Members of Alison Preston’s research group study fMRI brain ...

Researchers at the University of Exeter have created a detailed temporal map of chemical changes to DNA through development and aging of the human brain, offering new insights into how conditions such ...

If you scroll through social media for long enough, you'll almost certainly come across someone saying, “Your brain isn’t fully developed until 25.” This idea is often used to explain poor decisions, ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch the thalamus and cortex interact in real time. They found that the thalamus ...