New research suggests that super-agers generate twice as many neurons as typical older adults. But you don't have to be a ...

The black box of the human brain is starting to open. Although animal models are instrumental in shaping our understanding of the mammalian brain, scarce human data is uncovering important ...

A new study, recently published in the journal Nature Communications, is leading to a new understanding of how immune cells ...

You can use up all the storage on your phone or max out your computer's drive, but can you use up all the memory space in your brain? Despite how you might feel before an exam or after a sleepless ...

In A Nutshell Researchers used a light-based brain imaging technique in mice to watch, in real time, what happens in the ...

Share on Pinterest Research has found that deep sleep is crucial for the formation of memories. Amor Burakova/Stocksy Getting enough sleep is an important part of a person’s overall health. Poor sleep ...

Since time immemorial, the sentient self-reflective universal human condition has asked two questions: Who are we, and what are we? These two questions were then divided into two categories: the ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...