A new study reveals that axon formation is driven by an internal molecular zipper protein complex called Arp2/3.

If you are crossing an unfamiliar room in the dark, you may grope around a bit to get a sense of your space. But for many ...

Anxiety disorders affect more than 300 million people globally. Several brain regions have been linked to anxiety, but how ...

For years, one of the simplest explanations for human intelligence was also one of the biggest: the human brain has an enormous number of neurons. It also has an even more enormous web of connections ...

Anxiety disorders affect more than 300 million people globally. Several brain regions have been linked to anxiety, but how ...

A new MIT study that focuses on a single cell in one of nature's simplest nervous systems provides an in-depth illustration of how individual neurons can use multiple means to drive complex behaviors.

A new brain study reveals cell death supports neuron balance in the hippocampusAI generated image A type of cell death linked to iron and oxidative stress could be playing a role in keeping the brain ...

A trial enrolled nine individuals with PTSD and used a next-generation miniaturized system to deliver vagus nerve stimulation.

Fascinating nervous system imaging reveals previously unseen obesity-related nerve damage in mice and humans — and some of it ...

In C. elegans worms, a single neuron named HSN uses multiple chemicals and connections to orchestrate egg-laying and locomotion over the course of several minutes. A new MIT study that focuses on a ...