Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...

Using an algorithm they call the Krakencoder, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine are a step closer to unraveling how the brain’s wiring supports the way we think and act. The study, published June ...

For years, the idea of building a working replica of the human brain has lived comfortably in the realm of science fiction. A ...

Cellular senescence is commonly defined as a state characterized by permanent cell cycle arrest in the absence of cell death, in which cells have altered function. While cellular senescence has been ...

In mouse brain cells, and in follow-up work involving worms and human cortical neurons, the team found that many axons ...

I've always wondered what exactly happens inside my brain after a sleepless night. Why does everything feel harder—thinking ...

The brain’s cerebellum plays a key role in coordinating movement, balance, and cognition. Injury to the cerebellum can have a profound impact on basic motor skills, such as sitting, standing, and ...

For decades, depression has been explained to patients as a “chemical imbalance” in the brain, a vague phrase that never ...