A new ‘pop-up’ device developed by Professor John Rogers lets scientists map and manipulate activity in human neural ...

European Commission's Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) scheme has granted 4 M€ to an international consortium aiming to construct a functional 3D neuronal structure mimicking the human brain.

Our brain is a complex organ. Billions of nerve cells are wired in an intricate network, constantly processing signals, enabling us to recall memories or to move our bodies. Making sense of this ...

Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them - signaling molecules, nutrients, even pieces of their own surfaces - in a process known as endocytosis that is ...

There is new evidence that the cells responsible for communication in the brain may be structured differently in children with autism. Researchers discovered that in some areas of the brain neuron ...

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...

Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are often thought of as irreversible. But the brain is not static; neurons continually adjust the strength of their ...

Neural crest cells are a population of stem cells that invade the embryo in early development. They play a big role in what ...