Two small clinical trials tested the safety of injecting stem cells into the brains of Parkinson's patients and found no ...

A massive, multi-year project led by over 150 scientists has produced the most detailed map yet of how visual information travels through the brain – revealing more than 500 million connections in a ...

New research is revealing how specialized neurons give our brains an edge artificial intelligence can only dream of ...

Northeastern University scientists have discovered that a protein in the human brain could potentially be used to grow new ...

Every day, people are constantly learning and forming new memories. When you pick up a new hobby, try a recipe a friend ...

Neurons—the nerve cells responsible for transmitting electrical and chemical signals throughout the body—are organized in tissue, tending to cluster together in groups according to how they function.

Two new studies suggest that Parkinson's disease can potentially be treated with stem cells placed in a patient's brain.

Researchers have identified a key enzyme driving forms of Parkinson’s, and have shown how blocking it restores normal ...

The brain learns due to neurons using multiple mechanisms to store knowledge according to a new study by researchers.

Mounting evidence suggests there might be two separate types of the world’s fastest-growing neurological condition. Can this ...