Scientists have revealed that protein molecules in the brain are broken down and replaced at different rates, depending on where in the brain they are.

When astrocytes in mice overproduce a protein called ephrin-B1, the ability of the animal to retain memory weakens.

Radical new model of emotion in the brain suggests current treatment for the most common mental health problems could be ineffective or even detrimental to about 50 percent of the population.

Neuroscientists have identified the ionic basis for electroreception in sharks and their relatives, skates.

Most animals have brains in proportion to their body size – species with larger bodies often have larger brains. But the human brain is almost six times bigger than expected for our bodies.

Neurosurgeons raise awareness of the stresses of extreme dance moves on the spine