Researchers have discovered that mutations in the FOXJ3 gene act as a "master switch" failure, disrupting how the brain ...

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

Study maps five major eras of brain wiring from birth to old age, revealing the key turning points that shape how we learn, ...

Examining brain plasticity and its implications for development, aging, and brain injury recovery.

New research from the University of Wyoming reveals that the brain cells that control hunger may be far more adaptable during ...

Researchers have discovered a new way to increase a key brain protein damaged in Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects thousands of children worldwide. Early studies in mice and ...

A new study reveals that astrocytes—star-shaped support cells traditionally viewed as passive partners of neurons—play a ...

Future childcare providers who join the program will spend two months building their knowledge of business basics, early ...

Halassa writes in the context of a broader research program he calls algorithmic psychiatry, which argues that mental illness ...

"Super-agers" seem to produce more new nerve cells in a brain region important for memory than other people their age ...

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