Senescent "zombie" cells are essential architects required to build and maintain the brain's protective barriers.

The researchers found that specific neurons increased their electrical firing rate just before certain components of speech, ...

Among the body's most crucial protective features are the brain barrier systems, including the blood-brain and blood-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) barriers. These barriers are made of highly specialized ...

Among the body's most crucial protective features are the brain barrier systems, including the blood-brain and blood-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) barriers. These barriers are made of highly specialized ...

Variants in the DHDDS gene cause a severe neurodegenerative condition, characterized by tremors, seizures, coordination and ...

Cells long thought to play a secondary role in brain function build their own far-reaching connections, according to a new study in mice. These pathways appear to connect distant regions in ways that ...

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Leuven, 10 March 2026 - A new study led by researchers from VIB and KU Leuven shows that immune cells called microglia can actively promote the formation of plaques in Alzheimer’s disease, challenging ...

A recent study published in the journal Neuron suggests that the brain plays a direct role in how the body builds endurance after physical activity. Scientists found that a specific group of brain ...

For decades, textbooks told students the human brain contained 100 billion neurons. That figure, repeated so often it became ...

Place cells are neurons in the brain’s memory center, the hippocampus, that help the brain keep track of the body’s location in space. Arrays of these cells form a cognitive map, firing off electrical ...

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Computers are often thought of as artificial brains. That said, they're nowhere close to being as complex ...