Norman Doidge, citing a study by Merzenich and colleagues, found that the brain allocates neurological resources to its most ...

For decades, neuroscientists have been trying to pinpoint the neural underpinnings of behavior and decision-making. Past ...

How the brain gets wired up matters. Consider the neurons involved in the sense of smell. Hook them up wrong, and suddenly ...

A new MIT study illustrates how areas within the brain’s executive control center tailor their messages in specific circuits ...

New research shows that the prefrontal cortex doesn’t simply broadcast generic commands to sensory regions—it sends finely tailored signals that shape how the brain processes vision depending on ...

MIT researchers discovered that the prefrontal cortex doesn’t just send generic control signals—it tailors its messages to ...

Neurons are the specialized cells that allow our bodies to transmit impulses, like factories that process inputs. They send ...

Effective axon regeneration is critical for restoring nerve function in patients with axon injury-related neurological ...

The authors have performed a potentially valuable new kind of analysis in connectomics, mapping to an interesting developmental problem of synaptic input to sensory neurons. While the analysis itself ...

The stunning simulation created with Japan's ultra-fast supercomputer, represents almost 10 million neurons, 26 billion ...

Anxiety disorders are the world's most common type of mental health condition, impacting the lives of around 360 million ...

The axon terminals, also known as terminal buttons, are the branched endings of the axon. These terminals form synapses with other neurons or target cells, such as muscle cells or gland cells. The ...