While probing the escape reflex in the fruit fly Drosophila, researchers at Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz (JGU) and the ...

Plastic and thus modifiable neurons lose their function at old age, new research in fruit flies reveals.

Lifelong plasticity is a core principle of neuroscience, yet it operates within real limits shaped by effort, stress and ...

AI's ability to monitor a warfighter's mental state, visuals or inner dialog may outpace the ability to shield that data from ...

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the brain developed during ...

In recent years, research into cannabis and its main psychoactive ingredient, Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has unearthed ...

A neurologist explains why the brain strengthens much like muscle –\u00A0through challenge, rest and novelty – and how simple ...

In recent years, research into cannabis and its main psychoactive ingredient, Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has unearthed ...

Brain microphysiological systems are reshaping in vitro neurotoxicity testing through functional validation and advanced ...

A top federal health official is again touting the therapeutic “promise” of psychedelics such as psilocybin and MDMA—though ...