Harvard scientists are using a genetically modified version of the rabies virus to trace neural…
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Neuroscience is the multidisciplinary study of the brain, spinal cord, and nervous system—exploring how billions of neurons interact to produce thoughts, emotions, memories, and behaviors. It bridges biology, psychology, physics, and computer science to uncover the mechanisms behind cognition, perception, and consciousness. From mapping brain circuits to understanding neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, neuroscience seeks to explain how neural activity gives rise to mind and behavior. Advances in neuroimaging, genetics, and artificial intelligence are revolutionizing this field, leading to breakthroughs in mental health, brain–computer interfaces, and the treatment of neurological disorders.
New research from scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics supports the view…
A new study from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine indicates that an…
Microglia are brain cells, whose spider-like resting state was somewhat mysterious until Axel Nimmerjahn, biophysicist…
A new study from the Max Planck Institute overturns decades-old beliefs that most of the…
A new study from environmental scientists suggests that the mercury concentration in the Arctic Ocean…
A new study from a team of scientists hints that people blinded by optic nerve…
A scientist from the Max Planck Institute discovered that von Economo neuron (VEN) is also…
Using brain-imaging data from 2001, scientists at UCLA examine the damage to Phineas Gage’s cerebral…
A newly published research study shows the benefits of smoking cannabis for spasticity in multiple…
Advances in brain-computer interfaces, restorative neurotechnology, and assistive robot technology have led to a new…
Scientists at the University of Basel in Switzerland were able to analyze the genetic sequences…
Neuroscientists from the University of Glasgow have demonstrated that our brains experience the world in…
A new study from neurobiologists at Yale University examines the evolutionary changes surrounding the NOS1…
Neuroscientists from UCLA have developed a system to measure communication between stem cell-derived motor neurons…
Robots may be moving from the assembly line to neurosurgery before you know it. Using…
Two published studies from independent research groups show that Dilp8 is an essential part of…
New research has shown that the individual neurons in the brains of common pigeons could…