A photothermal, nanoparticle-based deep brain stimulation system restored motor skills in mice with Parkinson’s-like disease ...

Researchers have discovered that our desire for dessert, even when full, is controlled by the brain. The same brain cells ...

AAP FactCheck – The infrared light emitted from smartphones cannot control human brain cells via a biological technique ...

Little is known about the associated brain activation during these sleep rhythms, and even less about their functional implications. In this study, we investigated the brain-wide activation underlying ...

Scientists explore how the immune and nervous systems constantly communicate, influencing brain diseases, behavior, and ...

Animals rely on instinctive behaviors to respond quickly to threats and opportunities. These automatic reactions, crucial for ...

Explore the science behind why we always have room for dessert, even after a full meal, and the brain's sugar cravings.

In their study published in Nature Communications, researchers identified an unusual type of brain cell they named “ovoid ...

Researchers identified two brain areas in mice that helped the animals learn to suppress their instinctive fears of predators ...

"Brain fog" is an informal term used to describe a range of symptoms caused by a mild loss of cognition (including the ability to think, perceive, learn, or remember). People with brain fog describe ...

The study showed that two parts of the brain work together to learn to suppress ... switched specific types of neurons on or off using optogenetics — a well-established technique that allows ...

How does the brain know when the body has had enough ... Tests in mice using optogenetics showed that when these identified neurons were activated by the light, the mice ate much smaller meals.