Asst. Prof. of Chemistry Sarah King (at right) and graduate student Ruiyu Li in King’s laboratory at the University of ...

Prior research has shown that numerous brain cells called astrocytes appear to play a role in providing the brain neurons with energy they need. Astrocytes, shaped like stars, are a type of glial cell ...

For example, he and his colleagues found that the empty set takes more time for people to process than the symbolic numeral 0 ...

Zero, which was invented late in history, is special among numbers. New studies are uncovering how the brain creates ...

Breast cancer cells send microRNA-filled vesicles to the brain, creating a nutrient-rich environment that facilitates ...

The discovery that certain smells can be linked to specific neurons is helping us understand how the brain encodes concepts ...

Neuroscientists say they have determined how a brain cell surface molecule shapes the way certain neurons behave.

On 17 October 2024, Martina Lamberti publicly defended her Ph.D. thesis, "Know the Past to See the Future: Memory and ...

Researchers have developed a gene therapy technology that uses magnetic fields to switch groups of neurons on and off, ...

A new computer simulation of how our brains develop and grow neurons has been built. Along with improving our understanding of how the brain works, researchers hope that the models will contribute to ...