A breakdown of lipid metabolism in these brain cells promotes inflammation and interferes with neuron activity, a new study finds

Using organoids to model early development, researchers used an emerging microscopy technology to see that new neurons struggled to reach their developmental destination

To ensure a quick halt, brain circuit architecture avoids a slow process of integration in favor of quicker differentiation, study finds

Nerve cells regulate and routinely refresh the collection of calcium channels that enable them to send messages across circuit connections

Just before school was out for summer, high school students from Everett and Lawrence toured life sciences research labs at MIT to get information and inspiration

Unexpected outcomes trigger release of noradrenaline, which helps the brain focus its attention and learn from the event

Research Program Award will fund studies to find early triggers of disease progression

Emery N. Brown and three other scientists recognized for advancing statistical, theoretical analyses of neuroscience data

Stimulation of subthalamic nucleus interrupts a cycle of runaway beta-frequency rhythms and restores ability of interneurons to regulate rhythms in the brain’s striatum, improving movement, study suggests

Under propofol general anesthesia very slow frequency traveling waves transform and dominate, redirecting and disrupting the higher frequency traveling waves associated with conscious function

With a comprehensive map of the wiring, researchers can now discern what information flows into the circuit to enable a key brain function

Competitive seed grants launch yearlong investigations of novel hypotheses about potential causes, biomarkers, treatments of Alzheimer’s and ALS.