Lifelong plasticity is a core principle of neuroscience, yet it operates within real limits shaped by effort, stress and ...

A funny video of a dog named Lumi completely spacing out and “losing his last brain cell” has left the internet in stitches. A few weeks ago, the dog’s owner took to Instagram to share the video on ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this process possible. Among the discoveries is PEDS1, a gene now linked to a ...

Using advanced microscopes that capture brain cell anatomy and activity, a portion of a mouse's brain was mapped and rendered into a 3D atlas that creates new possibilities for neuroscience. When you ...

Allen Institute researcher Jerome Lecoq points to one of the diagrams that was used in a study focusing on how the brain interprets optical illusions. (Allen Institute Photo / Erik Dinnel) Our brains ...