Neuroscientists have long dreamed of watching thoughts unfold as they happen, without disturbing the fragile tissue that ...

For more than a century, neuroscience textbooks have treated damaged neurons in the adult central nervous system as a dead end, especially in the delicate circuitry that carries visual information ...

When it comes to brain cells, neurons get the most attention. Their central role in our thoughts, sensations and behaviors has captivated scientists. But neurons are only half the story: glia, ...

Closely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, ...

Gliomas are cancers that originate directly in the brain, instead of spreading to the brain from other parts of the body.

A new bioluminescent tool allows neurons to glow on their own, letting scientists track brain activity without harmful lasers ...