The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

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

A stem cell therapy for stroke restored neuron function and revealed how transplanted cells navigate the nervous system.

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

From the smallest fragment of brain tissue, the intricate blueprint of the entire brain is beginning to emerge. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine are making several time-consuming aspects of ...

University of New Mexico researchers found that the immune enzyme OTULIN drives tau production, brain inflammation and aging.

Researchers say study findings may lead to a more promising future for cell therapy targeting stroke and other neurological disorders.

For decades, dopamine has been celebrated in neuroscience as the quintessential "reward molecule"—a chemical herald of ...

Natural physical networks are continuous, three-dimensional objects, like the small mathematical model displayed here.

The ventral nerve cord is the area of the fruit fly’s nervous system that controls most of its movement, also called its motor functions. There are a variety of different broad classes of neurons that ...