memory formation hinges on connections between groups of engram cells, which are neurons thought to capture and store ...

In a study published in Science today, Mingsha Zhang, a neuroscientist at Beijing Normal University, focused on the thalamus.

Using a mathematical model, scientists explored how the human brain might represent information about physical spaces and ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to ...

Researchers have gained a new understanding of how the brain processes reward and risk information. Neuroscientists show how nerve cells in the so-called amygdala not only encode the probability and ...

Next time you feel an itch, remember that your brain's vast network of neurons informs it whether it is an itch or pain. A ...

Scientists have been developing and refining methods to accurately measure the age and health of our brains, without cutting ...

This information allows researchers to home in on areas of the brain that might be important for learning and memory and ...