The complexity of the human brain—86 billion neurons strong with more than 100 trillion connections—enables abstract thinking ...

Neuroscientists have set up computer frameworks that can help model individual brain dynamics.

Certain proteins found in the human brain have long been known to be critical to controlling how brain cells communicate with each other. So-called GABA A receptors are proteins that control the flow ...

Specific protein receptors in the brain play a vital role in how neurons slow down or stop firing, making them targets for many disorders. Researchers have now constructed a detailed structural map of ...

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Find out why teaching English spelling explicitly is essential for literacy and why shortchanging spelling instruction is ...

Pregnancy leads to a 4.9% reduction in gray matter volume in 94% of the brain, with partial recovery postpartum, primarily in regions tied to social cognition. A groundbreaking neuroimaging study ...

Certain proteins found in the human brain have long been known to be critical to controlling how brain cells communicate with ...

Neuroscientists are exploring the possibility of retrieving memories from a dead person's brain, but face significant ...

Personalised brain models reveal how brainwaves shape cognition and offer insights into neural dynamics and clinical advances ...

Research led by Jia Zhou in the Hibbs Lab at UC San Diego has mapped the structures of human brain receptors for the neurotransmitter GABA. The team obtained samples from epilepsy patients undergoing ...