When we’re young, our brains retain neuroplasticity as they grow and adapt, a useful attribute that slowly degrades as we age ...

A team at Johns Hopkins University has identified a small, evolutionarily ancient group of inhibitory neurons in the ...

It’s another instance of how our amazing brains adapt to challenges and change – known as neuroplasticity. An article in ...

Patients with untreatable conditions such as sight loss or loss of motor function could be closer to a viable technology for ...

Recent research has shown how the brain may compensate for reduced visual input during walking by reinforcing functional ...

A structural biology study utilizing cryo-electron microscopy has resolved the first 3D structure of human blue and green cone opsins in their dark state, revealing that an open binding pocket in ...

Researchers have found that the brain’s ability to hear and evaluate its own speech may matter more for learning new vocal ...

A Korean research team has developed brain electrodes that restore up to 78% of visual signals in blind rats. The technology is regarded as a key platform for implementing high-performance artificial ...

Scientists have discovered a tiny group of neurons in an ancient brain region that acts like a built-in focus filter, helping ...

As a neuroscientist, I’m encouraged that this could be a window into how your brain generates consciousness through your ...

The environment experienced by young zebrafish influences both the shape and electrical activity of the neurons in the eye, ...

Extensive practice can rewire the brain so a learned skill runs more automatically, making some forms of true multitasking ...