Scientists are developing a "sponge" that can soak up pain signals in the body before they reach the brain, potentially ...
Navigating the world is no mean feat, especially when the world pushes back. For instance, airflow hitting a fly on its right ...
Can the brain keep working when its architecture changes? Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have discovered ...
The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens. A new study by ...
The discovery that tissues use electricity to expel unhealthy cells is part of a surge of renewed interest in the currents ...
When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the ...
When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the ...
Neuroscientists have long listened to the brain’s electrical spikes, but those loud crackles are only the final output of a much quieter conversation. Now a set of new tools is letting researchers ...
An axon in a developing brain is faced with a monumental challenge: finding its one perfect partner among billions of other neurons. The human brain contains roughly 100 trillion synapses, each the ...