Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the human brain supports numerous advanced capabilities for centuries. The ...

Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have become the first to fully characterize cell activity from a little relay station in the center of the human brain. This aids our ...

Learn more about eLife assessments Blood flow to the brain is a sensitive marker of neuronal activity as well as of a number of diseases, including stroke, tumours and neurodegenerative conditions.

Healthy aging induces parallel changes in brain functional activity and structural morphology, yet the interplay between ...

In asmall cave tucked away south of Paris, scientists believe they’ve stumbled upon something extraordinary: what might be the oldest known 3D map created by humans. Carved into stone some 20,000 ...

A new genome-wide mapping method finally shows how thousands of genes connect to drive disease. Biomedical researchers are working intensively to identify the genes that contribute to disease, with ...

Physical activity has emerged as one of the most potent behavioral interventions influencing brain function, learning, memory, and a wide range of cognitive ...

The study presents convincing quantitative evidence, supported by appropriate negative controls, for the presence of low-abundance glycine receptors (GlyRs) within inhibitory synapses in telencephalic ...

When studying how fossil hominids moved, researchers usually analyze the morphology of bones—which is crucial for ...

The intricate bidirectional communication between the gut and the brain, known as the Gut-Brain Axis (GBA), is fundamental to human physiology and ...

Introduction Cognitive impairment is a common consequence after stroke. Intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) has emerged as a promising cognitive therapy. However, traditional iTBS typically ...