14+ hour, 24+ min ago   (240+ words) Neurons – nerve cells that transmit signals throughout the body – may not simply inherit their identity from the stem cells that produce them, according to a new study by researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. The study, published in…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (663+ words) For decades, neuroscientists have marveled at the sheer speed of communication in the brain, and much of that speed depends on a single family of proteins known as AMPA receptors....

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (759+ words) For decades, functional magnetic resonance imaging has offered scientists an unmatched window into the human brain, revealing whole-brain networks at work without a single incision. Yet when researchers attempt to bring that same power to bear on the smallest and…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (820+ words) Centromeres are among the most essential structures in the cell, yet they remain among the least intuitively understood features of the eukaryotic genome. These specialized chromosomal regions serve as the attachment points for spindle fibers during cell division, ensuring that…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (495+ words) Posted September 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader My youngest son, Alex, who is also a neurointensivist like me, recently lost one of the treasures of his life, his dog Milo (whose middle name was Rafa, after Rafael Nadal). As Milo’s health…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (453+ words) Yes, the lizard brain is an old favorite of pop psychology. For example, did you know that your lizard brain “fuels overthinking and social anxiety”? The claim that we have a reptilian brain underlying our human one is a staple…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (744+ words) Mitochondria have long been cast as the batteries of the cell, and their decline has been framed for decades as the molecular equivalent of a battery running flat: less ATP, more reactive oxygen species, and faster ageing. A new review…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (310+ words) How Much of the Brain Do We Actually Use? The Truth Behind the 10 Percent Brain Myth Newstrack English "Humans use only 10 percent of their brain; the remaining 90 percent lies completely dormant." This claim is so widely repeated that many take…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1390+ words) One of the most popular explanations of human behavior has been that somewhere beneath our rational mind lurks an ancient “lizard brain”—a primitive evolutionary holdover responsible for instinct, emotion, fear, and aggression. There is just one problem. Neuroscientists have…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (54+ words) In a development that could reshape how neuroscientists model the way external stimuli ripple through the brain, a new study published in the journal Neuroinformatics introduces a method that does something unusually ambitious: instead of assuming a fixed brain network…...