An influential hypothesis in neuroscience is that the brain may operate near criticality, a transition zone between ...

New research shows a child’s home environment is closely linked to how their brain matures. A recent study associates parental acceptance with faster brain development, while exposure to household ...

New research from the University of Wyoming reveals that the brain cells that control hunger may be far more adaptable during ...

What you eat during pregnancy not only affects you but also your baby. Jessie explains how it can predispose the baby's brain to mental health issues in future.

In a sweeping new map of the adult Drosophila melanogaster brain, researchers at the University of Oxford found that mature ...

How can a brain as sophisticated as ours arise from a single cell? This question, long at the heart of neuroscience research, ...

A newly discovered mechanism that protects nerve cells could have important implications for understanding and treating mental illness.

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Two companion studies, published in Cell Genomics, reveal how brain development lays the foundation for both shared and sex-specific circuits, redefining how neural diversity arises.

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch the thalamus and cortex interact in real time. They found that the thalamus ...

A developmental sign in early childhood could help to flag the future likelihood of ADHD—and ensure the right support is given at the right time. Brain wiring at this stage of life could lay the ...

SEATTLE, WASH. — DECEMBER 23, 2025 — Scientists have engineered a protein able to record the incoming chemical signals of brain cells (as opposed to just their outgoing signals). These whisper-quiet ...