Evident unveiled the winners of its sixth annual Image of the Year contest, an awards competition that recognizes the world’s ...

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that a brain chemical called acetylcholine can directly trigger the ...

Cells long thought to play a secondary role in brain function build their own far-reaching connections, according to a new ...

At high power, laser light inside a multimode optical fiber is supposed to misbehave. The beam usually breaks into a noisy, scattered pattern as the light ricochets through many paths at once.

Why don't humans grow new brain cells? A new study shows "tunneling" neurons in songbirds may explain our limited capacity ...

Cells long thought to play a secondary role in brain function build their own far-reaching connections, a new study in mice showed. These pathways appear to connect distant regions in ways that have ...

Discovery that astrocyte networks shrink and reroute after a loss of sensory signals suggests they may be shaped by experience.

Despite its small size—it could sit in the palm of your hand—the zebra finch is a remarkable learner. A songbird native to ...

The average lifespan of a red blood cell is just under four months, while skin cells last about a month and those in the ...

Researchers had previously discovered a population of immune cells within the brain that can act as accelerators and brakes ...

Researchers suggest tunneling may reflect a conserved strategy adopted by specialized migratory cell types in dense tissues.

Cells long thought to play a secondary role in brain function build their own far-reaching connections, a new study in mice ...