Deep inside the brain, every thought and memory begins with a burst of electrical activity. For years, scientists have tried ...

A study tracking thousands of neurons shows how the brain separates memory content from context to support flexible recall.

Scientists have discovered how stress can lead to serious mental health problems. To better understand the function of type I ...

A new study shows that the human brain stores what we remember and the context in which it happens using different neurons.

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

Fixing the balance of a single brain circuit erased anxiety and social deficits in mice, revealing a powerful new target for ...

Our brains are made of billions of neurons, which are connected forming complex networks. They communicate between themselves by sending electrical signals, known as action potentials, and chemical ...

A new study from Bar-Ilan University shows that one of sleep's core functions originated hundreds of millions of years ago in ...

Pain-sensing neurons in the gut kindle inflammatory immune responses that cause allergies and asthma, according to a new ...