Until now, conventional 3D cell cultures have often been either too rigid or too unstable to realistically reproduce the complex interactions between brain cells. Researchers at Kiel University (CAU) ...

A high-fat diet can cause the intestinal lining to weaken, allowing live gut bacteria to travel directly to the brain in mice ...

Although we've all experienced the sensation of "eating" with our eyes and noses before food meets mouth, much less is known about the information superhighway, known as the vagus nerve, that sends ...

A new study found that deep sleep weakens breathing brain timing in movement circuits and changes internal brain ...

Researchers found that gut microbes may contribute to memory loss by disrupting signals between the intestine and the brain.

Alcohol may appear to soothe nerves and smooth social edges, but beneath that relaxed buzz the brain is adjusting its wiring. Slowly, alcohol interferes with the chemical signals that allow nerve ...

Restoring some language for aphasia sufferers, like Bruce Willis and a million other Americans, could involve AI. Brain activity like this, measured in an fMRI machine, can be used to train a brain ...