Nerves look blue in the reconstructed view of a genetically engineered mouse (left) whose neurons produce a fluorescent ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative condition that affects a significant proportion of older people ...

A man with a severe speech disability is able to speak expressively and sing using a brain implant that translates his neural activity into words almost instantly.

An Otago-led team has uncovered a genetic cause for a rare children's brain disorder. University of Otago associate professor Louise Bicknell, co-author of the study, said the international ...

New Brain Circuit Helps Recover Lost Sleep How do animals bounce back from sleep deprivation? Scientists found a subset of neurons in the mouse thalamus that repay this “sleep debt.” ...

Typically, our blood-brain barrier protects us against glutamate neuronal excitotoxicity, preventing too much glutamate from reaching the brain; but head injury, exposure to stress, inflammation ...