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A new study reveals a possible technique that lampreys, a jawless fish with a remarkable ability to recover from spinal cord injuries, may use to swim again despite sparse neural regeneration.

New study offers clues to how cancer spreads to the brain, using microfluidic devices to track what happens as migrating cancer cells as they take root in the brain.

A new study from Washington University has offered new insights into how the brain processes and remembers everyday events.

Astrocytes may be a key player in the brain’s ability to process external and internal information simultaneously.

Innovative objectives for light microscopy have been developed by using mirrors to produce images. Their design finds correspondence in mirror telescopes used in astronomy on the one hand and the eyes of scallops on the other.

Using data from nearly half a million individuals, a machine learning model has been used to rank risk factors in order of how strong their association is with the eventual development of Alzheimer’s disease.

For the first time, psychology researchers have shown that rats make the same logical errors as humans.

According to research, while we sleep, blood vessels in the brain constrict and dilate in specific patterns to clear harmful waste substances from our brains.

Heavy alcohol use creates a vicious cycle: It changes signaling pathways in the brain, which in turn affects cognitive functions like decision-making and impulse control — and makes the individual more likely to drink.

New research has shown that the flow of the cerebral spinal fluid in the brain can be manipulated using visual stimulation.