Every thought, memory, and feeling we experience depends on trillions of tiny connection points in the brain called synapses.

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara are coming ever closer to uncovering the neural circuitry that translates stimulus to action, shining light on previously unseen neural connections and lesser-known ...

Just as pruning tree branches helps them grow better, a new study has found that selectively "pruning" neural circuits in the ...

A new bioengineered neuronal circuit board "BioConNet" allows scientists to artificially engineer human brain-like wiring at scale and can be used to engineer any possible circuit. The fully ...

How does the placebo effect work? A new study identifies the vlPAG brain region and endogenous opioid signaling as the keys to expectancy-driven pain relief.

MIT researchers tracked activity across a worm’s entire nervous system, revealing how odors trigger intentional navigation.

Researchers suggest tunneling may reflect a conserved strategy adopted by specialized migratory cell types in dense tissues.

I have spent many years as a psychiatrist being frustrated at the lack of treatment options for patients with terribly debilitating psychiatric illnesses.” — Dr. Mary L. Phillips, Distinguished ...