Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute have discovered that in the cerebral cortex, synaptic signal ...

In the hippocampus, a critical brain region for learning and memory, new cells emerge in some people into late adulthood, ...

When surgeons dissect tissue to remove a tumor or make a repair, they must work cautiously, relying on electrophysical ...

New fluorescent drug lights up nerve tissue under special imaging equipment, giving surgeons a visual edge during procedure.

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