Every movement you make and every memory you form depends on precise communication between neurons. When that communication ...

Researchers have created a protein that can detect the faint chemical signals neurons receive from other brain cells. By ...

A team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, explains in a paper published in PLOS Pathogens how a microscopic parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, can significantly disrupt brain function ...

The root of humans’ unique intelligence is a perennial question, but one that scientists recently approached from a completely new angle. Past research centered around structural differences between ...