This explainer outlines how neurons and glial cells coordinate electrical and chemical signals to form complex brain networks that govern thought, behavior, and consciousness. It also explores how ...

A new study published in Nature Metabolism has uncovered a surprising mechanism in the brain that helps explain why people ...

PSCAN, which enables minimally invasive, wide-field, high-resolution imaging of the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) in living mice. This technique allows detailed investigation of NTS activity and ...

A new study has revealed how two morphogens, WNT and Sonic Hedgehog, act as molecular "traffic cops," directing early human ...

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Chronic stress alters brain structure, impairing memory, emotions, and decision-making. It raises mental and physical health risks but can be reversed with lifestyle changes., Health News - Times Now ...

GNWT, by contrast, argues that consciousness occurs when certain information is “broadcast” across a network of brain regions ...

Starting in the 1970s, researchers identified a beautiful system of specialised cells in the hippocampus (the brain’s memory ...

Researchers in Japan found that estrogen produced within the brain, called neuroestrogen, suppresses appetite and reduces ...

We have known for years that the gut microbiome can alter brain function, but now research in mice is suggesting that the ...

For decades, neuroscientists have developed mathematical frameworks to explain how brain activity drives behavior in ...

Starting in the 1970s, researchers identified a beautiful system of specialised cells in the hippocampus (the brain’s memory ...