Researchers have mapped how "histone bivalency" acts as a molecular clock for brain development. By holding genes in a poised state, this mechanism ensures neurons mature only after completing ...

A single week of intensive meditation and mind-body practices led to measurable changes across the brain and body. Researchers observed improved brain efficiency, boosted immune signaling, and ...

Brain imaging offers a way to examine how different regions of the brain participate in cognitive function”— Dr.

Where does imagination come from? A new fMRI study in Neuron reveals that mental imagery emerges from the brain's association ...

Not all brain cells are found in the brain. For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion.

Scientists have found that your brain separates memories into “what” and “where/when” using two different groups of neurons.

In Alzheimer’s disease, brain damage is often linked to a mix of problems, including beta-amyloid buildup, tau pathology, ...