For decades, textbooks told students the human brain contained 100 billion neurons. That figure, repeated so often it became ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a fundamental principle underlying how the human brain processes ...

The same memory can feel vivid and accessible one moment, yet stubbornly out of reach the next—even when the memory itself ...

Neurons, the uber-connected nerve cells that act as a main switchboard for the brain, are central to some incredibly complicated processes. They make it possible to think, walk, speak, and breathe.

Kevin Guttenplan, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), says astrocytes are like the “dark ...

Ferroptosis, a type of cell death, may help maintain neuron balance in the hippocampus, supporting memory, learning and brain ...

The same memory can feel vivid and accessible one moment, yet stubbornly out of reach the next - even when the memory itself remains intact.

A new study proves spontaneous hypothalamic histamine fluctuations gate moment-to-moment memory accessibility.

The number of patients living with neurodegenerative diseases that affect movement is rising steadily. Yet a large-scale ...

Neurons are the specialized cells that allow our bodies to transmit impulses, like factories that process inputs. They send signals that help us catch a ball, recognize a favorite song or pull our ...