A recent study has revealed that specific patterns of gene activity serve as a hidden map that guides the complex wiring of ...

Evidence is mounting that there are distinct subtypes of autism, and now, scientists have found that the condition can vary ...

For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion. The finding, reported in the journal Nature, ...

A study by Alison Preston and colleagues focused on how old and new memories are integrated in the hippocampus.

Broken or disrupted circuits in the brain contribute to many neurological disorders. A new custom-built biological "wire" developed at Duke University School of Medicine points the way toward a new ...

"When engineering a computer, you need to know the circuitry of the central processing unit. If you don't know how everything is wired together, you can't understand its function, optimize it or fix ...

New connections begin to form between brain cells almost immediately as animals learn a new task, according to a study published this week in Nature. Led by researchers at the University of California ...

Ozempic was supposed to be a gut story. Then Allison Shapiro looked at the brain scans. An assistant professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz, she was part of a team studying 13 teens and ...

Your muscles aren’t just for lifting heavy objects and looking good in photos—they’re actually functioning as a sophisticated chemical factory that produces brain-boosting compounds essential for ...

Mental health experts and new research suggest this game may offer a uniquely powerful combination of cognitive challenge and ...