The researchers treated mouse serum with microplastics to form the microplastics that absorbed proteins, according to a ...

Scientists map networks regulating gene function in the human brain Research details the brain's cellular and molecular regulatory elements and their impact on brain function Date: May 23, 2024 ...

Researchers have discovered the human brain’s enhanced processing power may stem from differences in the structure and function of our neurons.

That the human mind treads a delicate line between order and disorder is a radical idea that’s gaining traction - and is ...

Early on, Nedergaard and Iliff, a glial cell biologist and a vascular physiologist, respectively, hypothesized that waste ...

The device can precisely stimulate areas deep in the brain without surgery and could transform the treatment of Parkinson's ...

The Emerging Investigator Series by the journal Materials Horizons features outstanding work by young researchers in the ...

Key points Neurons are the most well-known cells in the brain but they are not the only type of cell in this organ. The other main cells are the neuroglia. Recent studies show that glial cells ...

Each distinct part of the brain plays a different role in allowing humans to have thoughts, move their body, sense, as well as maintain the functions of organs.

The human brain holds the secret to our unique personalities. But did you know that it can also form the basis of highly efficient computing devices? Researchers recently showed how to do this ...

The large size of the cerebrum—especially the cerebral cortex—relative to the rest of the brain, is a uniquely human trait that conventional wisdom says makes us smarter than animals.