Researchers discovered that certain human brain cells evolved unusually fast, altering autism-linked gene activity.

Scientists have for the first time located the "mileage clock" inside a brain - by recording the brain activity of running ...

A multidisciplinary team has used advanced imaging and computational modeling to analyze the "crosstalk" between neurons and ...

Neurons' ability to change their behavior in response to new stimuli is what makes learning possible. And even neurons' ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be the result of millions of years of evolution. Rapid neuronal evolution in humans is ...

Summary: A new study suggests that autism may be linked to the rapid evolution of brain cell types unique to humans.

A study using CRISPR restored brain connectivity and made the brain more resilient to seizures, which are often seen in a ...

Twelve laboratories around the world have joined forces to map neuronal activity in a mouse’s brain as it makes decisions.

Sleep may enhance the brain’s ability to remove harmful waste. Poor or disrupted sleep could raise dementia risk. The brain ...

UCLA's researchers go low-tech to plead their case to the public with poster boards and props. The Trump administration has suspended more than $500 million in research grants to the university.

A French civil servant functioned normally with 90 percent of his brain missing. How is this possible? Research reveals ...

The device can precisely stimulate areas deep in the brain without surgery and could transform the treatment of Parkinson's ...