The human brain is comprised of two main types of cells, known as neurons and glia. The first are responsible for ...

Scientists say they have very strong evidence that the adult human brain is capable of making new neurons, a point of ongoing ...

A study from the Max Planck Institute reveals that inhibitory neurons born later in development mature more rapidly to keep ...

Scientists discovered that the brain keeps making new neurons even in adulthood, offering hope for brain health treatments.

Scientists in Sweden led the study, published Thursday in Science. They found abundant signs of neural stem cells growing in ...

Researchers have now shown that, despite individual differences in neuron activity, a shared underlying structure guides the ...

A Florida Atlantic University study shows that astrocytes, glial cells long viewed as passive, actively influence brain ...

New research highlights how astrocytes, long considered mere support cells, actively shape brain network dynamics.

While glucose, or sugar, is a well-known fuel for the brain, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have demonstrated that ...

By shutting down a hyperactive enzyme, scientists got damaged brain cells to regrow their lost “antennae” and restart ...

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) isn’t caused by just one faulty switch in the brain; it’s more like a tangled orchestra of genes and cells thrown off-key by trauma. With many genetic players ...