Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that supports the brain cells critical for learning, ...

A type of aggressive, treatment-resistant brain tumor has a distinct population of immune cells that support its growth, ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

The investigation was a global endeavor that led to a Post series exposing the Smithsonian's “racial brain collection.” ...

"Our phone conversation sounded like a price negotiation in the final hour of a flea market as I bargained for my old ...

Recent evidence indicates that, despite similarities in molecular and gene expression profiles between analogous neurons in the human and rodent neocortex, ...

The brain interprets these sensory cues to understand ... Neurons are made of three parts Neurons receive signals in a short antennae-like part called the dendrite, and send signals to other ...

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...

Parasitic infections can invade practically any part of the body. Brain parasites, those that infect the central nervous system which includes the brain, are potentially the most damaging and the most ...

By embedding threads containing electrodes within the human brain, the company’s device allows paralyzed patients to engage with digital devices through their thoughts. Arbaugh, for example ...