A next-generation silicon brain probe called Neuropixels Ultra more than doubles the number of individual neurons scientists ...

Neurons that track which direction an animal faces can hold their firing patterns steady for months, even as other brain cells tied to spatial memory shift and rearrange. That finding, drawn from long ...

Living brain tissue can now be made transparent, helping scientists see deeper neurons while keeping cells active.

Your brain can still make new neurons when you’re an adult. But how does the rare birth of these new neurons contribute to cognitive function? Researchers know that new neurons contribute to memory ...

The human brain contains more connections between neurons than there are stars in the Milky Way. Decoding the electrical activity behind all those cells is the massive task that excites neural ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Neurons that fire together sometimes wire together. PASIEKA/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Every day, people are ...

A pig's brain has been frozen with its cellular activity locked in place and minimal damage. Some believe the same could be ...

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

New research from the University of Wyoming reveals that the brain cells that control hunger may be far more adaptable during ...

The brain’s rules seem simple: Fire together, wire together. When groups of neurons activate, they become interconnected. This networking is how we learn, reason, form memories, and adapt to our world ...

One of the brain’s biggest benefits from exercise – the birth of new neurons – may not even require any movement. Instead, the beneficial “packages” circulating in the blood after working out can be ...

A specialized network responsible for washing away cellular waste in the brain might play a role in the development of ...