Neurons deep in the brain not only help to initiate movement—they also actively suppress it, and with astonishing precision.

New studies show that astrocytes, long thought to be support cells in the brain, are crucial intermediaries for relaying messages to neurons.

“Nobody foresaw that this would happen, that the structure of our brain may change so rapidly, in the time which it takes you to run the marathon,” says Matute. Matute doesn’t believe the ...

Discover how 8 weeks of mindfulness creates visible brain changes, enhancing gray matter, rewiring neural pathways, and ...

Language processing in humans depends on the neuronal connection between language areas in the brain. Until recently, this ...

Kelsey Weaver shares science-backed somatic hacks for stress relief. These techniques help calm the nervous system at home. Walking barefoot and hot-cold hand rinses are effective. Humming while ...

which is normally a midline structure. In this case, it is shifted to the right. Such a picture of massive midline shift secondary to infarction denotes a grave prognosis. The displacement of brain ...

Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 million connections. A neuron extends an axon to make contact with ...

An understanding of the basics about the brain’s structure and function can be empowering, and even help people with a brain condition help their care team monitor symptoms, says Jordan ...

For many heartbreaking diseases of the brain — dementia, Parkinson’s ... so gamers painstakingly assembled millions of tiny puzzles to solve the 3D structure of each mouse neuron, revealing each point ...

The team is calling for further research into the “complex relationship” between brain structure and political beliefs.