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How the brain learns new things
A new study reveals how neurons in the brain adapt to encode new information like job tasks and knowledge.

Neurons Communicating Beyond Synapses: Unraveling the Role of Electric Fields in the Brain
Could your brain be communicating without synapses? New research uncovers how ephaptic coupling could be driving brain activity during sleep and beyond.

Microfluidic device helps lab-grown neurons connect
Researchers have found a way to make neurons grown in the laboratory act more like those in living brains.

New AI model uses brain-like processes to understand moving images
A new AI called MovieNet understands moving images like a human brain by mimicking how neurons process real-time scenes.

Kidney and nerve cells learn and form memories like neurons
Scientists have found that not just brain cells but also cells from other parts of the body can form and keep memories.

Scientists reactivate memory in laboratory mice
Neuroscientists have reactivated a spatial memory and tested the successful reactivation of the memory circuit in laboratory mice.

Scientists turn on new neuron production in mice brains
New research results suggest the possibility of finding ways to turn on new neuron production in old or injured brains.

Scientists map an entire fly brain
Scientists have mapped the entire brain of an adult fruit fly. This is by far the most complex brain that has been entirely mapped so far.

Tracking how psychedelics affect neurons
Could help scientists unlock the benefits of psychedelic treatments for patients with brain disorders

Mapping the body’s internal sensory communication highway
How vagal sensory neurons encode information in the body, informing future therapies