Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition in which affected individuals experience ...

The ability to quickly recognize sounds, particularly the vocalizations made by other animals, is known to contribute to the ...

A new, neuroplasticity-promoting drug closely related to LSD harnesses the psychedelic’s therapeutic power with reduced ...

Neuroscientists have carefully studied how synapses only have access to their own “local” information, yet collectively they ...

The brain really is an incredible organ, and neurons are the vital link between, well, everything. The brain is anything but set in stone; how we think, feel, reason, and understand the world changes ...

Scientists have long known those signals move from one neuron along fibers called axons and dendrites, using synapses to jump to the next neuron. But there’s less known about the networks of ...

and functional electrical synapse connectivity) enable AFD sensory neurons to perform dual functions: detect stimuli and support context-dependent plasticity. This work expands our understanding of ...

The Brain Prize 2025 went to neuro-oncologists Michelle Monje and Frank Winkler for pioneering the field of cancer neuroscience. RJ is a freelance science writer based in Glasgow. He covers biological ...

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from 'The Matrix,' scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date – a diagram of the wiring connecting 84,000 neurons as they fire off ...

Scientists have long known those signals move from one neuron along fibers called axons and dendrites, using synapses to jump to the next neuron. But there’s less known about the networks of ...