Neurodegenerative disease profoundly affects structures and pathways responsible for memory, cognition, and higher-order ...

You spot signs of depression in someone you care about or in yourself and want a clear explanation. Research still shows no ...

A UCLA-led study has provided an unprecedented look at how gene regulation evolves during human brain development, showing how the 3D structure of chromatin - DNA and proteins - plays a critical role.

The neuropeptide oxytocin is a special messenger substance that nerve cells use to communicate with each other. It is acting ...

Picture a star-shaped cell in the brain, stretching its spindly arms out to cradle the neurons around it. That's an astrocyte, and for a long time, scientists thought its job was caretaking the brain, ...

In a study published in Cell on July 10, a team from the Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology (CEBSIT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with a team from the HUST ...