Researchers have created a protein that can detect the faint chemical signals neurons receive from other brain cells. By ...

Every movement you make and every memory you form depends on precise communication between neurons. When that communication ...

A team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, explains in a paper published in PLOS Pathogens how a microscopic parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, can significantly disrupt brain function ...

The root of humans’ unique intelligence is a perennial question, but one that scientists recently approached from a completely new angle. Past research centered around structural differences between ...