Researchers at the University of California San Diego have discovered that the gut's rhythmic muscle movements could help ...

There is such a specialized, complex network of neurons serving the gut that it is sometimes referred to as out second brain.

Dopamine is often called the brain's "motivation molecule," but for me, it represents something deeper, a window into how ...

How do embryos develop? Why does the cortex of the mammalian brain fold? How do we feel touch at our fingertips? These and ...

Recent technological advances have opened new possibilities for neuroscience research, allowing researchers to map the ...

A groundbreaking study reveals how neurons sense and transmit mechanical forces across their membranes—a key to understanding touch, movement, and development.

Brains with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) show DNA damage similar to Alzheimer’s. Study links genetic stress to ...

Researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and School of Advanced Computing have developed artificial neurons that ...

A study has found a previously known cancer-related drug can also help slow down the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, but ...

Using single-cell RNA sequencing and genetic screening, the researchers identified key surface proteins that mediate ...

USC scientists design brain-like neurons that learn in hardware, not software, paving the way for energy-efficient AI general ...