Researchers have developed a system that connects two neurons by using light-emitting enzymes and light-sensitive ion channels. Our brains are made of billions of neurons, which are connected forming ...

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In regenerative medicine for autism, outcomes are shaped not only by the biological material used but also by the clinical ...

Researchers have uncovered a surprising molecular chain reaction in the brain that may play a role in some forms of autism. The study suggests that nitric oxide, a tiny signaling molecule normally ...

New research shows a child’s home environment is closely linked to how their brain matures. A recent study associates ...

Long thought of as “brain glue,” the star-shaped cells called astrocytes—members of a family of cells found in the central nervous system called glial that help regulate blood flow, synaptic activity, ...

New UC Riverside-led research suggests Alzheimer’s arises not simply from plaques forming in the brain, as is widely believed ...

A study in mice concluded that memory problems associated with age may be driven by our gut microbiome and that the vagus ...