Every 0.5-millimeter-wide organoid is connected to eight electrodes that electrically stimulate the neurons within the living ...

A newly identified brain circuit in mice may explain why we sleep longer and deeper after being sleep deprived – and lead to ...

The brains of humans and other primates are known to execute various sophisticated functions, one of which is the ...

A new study reveals that neurons in the brainstem respond very differently to acute versus chronic pain, potentially ...

How do animals bounce back from sleep deprivation? Scientists found a subset of neurons in the mouse thalamus that repay this ...

Flipping the switch on fewer than 500 neurons dramatically reduces the alcohol consumption of mice. This novel finding could ...

Scientists have discovered that neurons exposed to Botox (botulinum toxin A) don't just survive—they fight back.

Fruit flies, fast skiers and electrical signals between muscles and neurons are helping researchers uncover a possible link ...

To study how neurons in the paraventricular nucleus translate stress into sleep and memory problems, the researchers put ...