New research reveals how a class of neurons that help coordinate communication in the brain link up with their target cells, ...

Different populations of cells in the mouse brain, each one targeted with high specificity by one of the many new genetic tools developed at the Allen Institute. The brain is like an ...

Research led by the SickKids Research Institute in Toronto and the University of Pennsylvania, has found that immune-related ...

A major neuroscience breakthrough has been achieved with the help of an artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning algorithm. In a study published this month in Cell, a multinational team of ...

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

A newly identified enzyme appears to control tau production, brain inflammation, and aging. Researchers at the University of ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...

A new 3D human brain tissue platform developed by MIT researchers is the first to integrate all major brain cell types, including neurons, glial cells and the vasculature into a single culture. Grown ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

This color-coded graphic shows different populations of cells in the mouse brain, each one targeted by one of the genetic tools developed by scientists at the Allen Institute and other institutions.

The human brain is much more flexible than we ever thought. New studies have begun to suggest that, even in adulthood, the ...