Neuroscience News

A new, first-of-its-kind drug for narcolepsy is opening new opportunities in neuroscience by offering an effective treatment for the debilitating sleep disorder

Neuroscience company Atlas has launched its first wearable, the Atlas 1.0 Pioneer Edition, a $499 brain scanner that monitors stress, attention span, and energy

Scientists are challenging the 70-year-old "Lizard brain" theory regarding human intelligence.

A man paralyzed from the chest down, Keith Thomas, can now feed himself and drink from a cup thanks to a brain implant that bypasses his spinal cord injury. Aft

Connecticut high school student Lilah Mehta co-authored a significant neuroscience study on ion channels related to neurodegenerative diseases, achieving a peer

Harvard neuroscientists have successfully kept human brain organoids alive for over five years, observing them mature and mimic human brain development patterns

New research published in Nature indicates that during ageing, the brain's immune cells (microglia) are replaced by circulating blood cells, revealing a previou

Scientists are investigating a new pill, dubbed 'Ozempic for the brain,' which shows promise in treating sleep disorders, ADHD, and depression, potentially mark

Scientists are using alcoholic lab mice to study brain activity related to compulsive drinking and relapse. Research found that changes in the bed nucleus of th

A new study found that inducing a hibernation-like state in mice caused a significant loss of synapses, yet the mice retained their memories, challenging curren

Neuroscientist and educator Jared Cooney Horvath testified before the Senate, stating that increased technology in schools has resulted in a decline in learning

New scientific research is exploring the mysteries of dreaming, particularly lucid dreaming, with experiments aiming to understand its purpose and how dreamers

Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath argues that educational technology in schools negatively impacts children's cognitive development and learning, advocating f

A faulty gene can cause brain cells to turn against themselves, leading to neurological issues.

Research published in Nature reveals the neural basis of compositional control in human participants during a prey-pursuit task, showing dynamic blending of goa

A study using control theory on video game players revealed how three brain regions collaborate to allow humans to pursue multiple goals simultaneously, mimicki

Organoid Intelligence (OI) aims to develop a new generation of biocomputers by utilizing the processing power, energy efficiency, and adaptive learning capabili

Scientists have discovered 'motivation cells,' specific neurons that help individuals continue working towards rewards.

New research led by neuroscientist Vanessa Ruta at Rockefeller University reveals that fruit flies use a more advanced method than previously thought to navigat

This article is an author correction published in Nature regarding a study on feature-specific threat coding in the lateral septum and its role in guiding defen

A new study has revealed that fly neurons possess a molecular 'timestamp' encoded by a shared gene-expression code, which records their birth order from a paren

Susumu Tonegawa, the first Japanese Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, has died at 86. He was recognized for his discovery of how antibodies fight infect

Suven, a company with a deep innovation pipeline focused on central nervous system disorders, is nearing the final stages of its neuroscience development.

Indian scientists have created a new brainstem atlas, providing an unprecedented map of one of the brain's least understood regions.