A new bioluminescent tool allows neurons to glow on their own, letting scientists track brain activity without harmful lasers ...

About ten years ago, scientists began exploring an unconventional idea for studying the brain: using bioluminescent light to ...

Chronic pain has long forced patients into a trade-off between constant discomfort and the side effects of powerful drugs. A ...

The brain of a fruit fly is so small that it can fit on the head of a pin. And yet, it is an inordinately complex object, encompassing nearly 140,000 neurons and 50 million synapses. It is no wonder, ...

Two undergraduates will be first learning to work with mice under the supervision of a postdoc in the lab, then they will lead behavioral studies that measure different learning and memory functions.

Elon Musk has been vocal about his startup that promises to augment humans with computer implants, but it does not appear to have a wide lead. Reading time 3 minutes Elon Musk lack of focus may be ...

In fast-paced project environments, effective leadership goes beyond strategy and technical skills. It requires a deep understanding of human behavior at the neurological level. The neuroscience of ...

A conversation with neuroscientist Mithu Storoni on personal productivity in an AI age. What if the key to efficiency in a world increasingly powered by AI wasn’t quantity, but quality? Neuroscientist ...

Gliomas are cancers that originate directly in the brain, instead of spreading to the brain from other parts of the body.

When I was learning to play bass, my first teacher told me, “Find your groove and stay in it.” As a musician, that meant discovering the rhythm that allowed me to lock in with the drummer so the rest ...