The race to understand the brain has just crossed a threshold that once belonged to science fiction. Using one of the world’s ...

Neural tissue engineering aims to mimic the brain's complex environment, the extracellular matrix, which supports nerve cell growth, development, and proper connectivity. This environment is carefully ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a natural mechanism that clears existing amyloid plaques in the ...

After you close your eyes, there is actually a certain point that brain activity falls off sharply, plunging until it reaches ...

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear and watery liquid that flows in and around the brain and spinal cord. Its functions ...

The entire body of a sea urchin is what researchers are now calling an “all-body brain,” with neurons that function as a ...

Like fingerprints, human brains are unique. Scientists are working to map the variability of individual brains and to inform personalized therapeutics for treatment-resistant disease. These findings ...