Neural tissue engineering aims to mimic the brain's complex environment, the extracellular matrix, which supports nerve cell ...

Scientists discovered that lowering a specific molecule helps microglia switch into a protective state that quiets brain ...

Robots that can sense and respond to the world like humans may soon be a reality as scientists have created an artificial ...

Every year, millions of lives are suddenly, swiftly transformed by a stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel traveling ...

While computing with minimal energy consumption is an alluring beginning, humanity has to revisit a fundamental ...

In Alzheimer’s disease, which is the most common cause of dementia, microglia (the immune cells of the brain) can behave in very different ways. At times, they help protect the brain, and at other ...

For the first time, scientists have grown functional, brain-like tissue without using any animal-derived materials or added ...

Using human cells and cutting-edge technology, the team created a three-dimensional (3D) model that accurately simulates the ...

A computer model developed by researchers from Japan and Seattle's Allen Institute could lead to new methods for studying ...

Even newer “minimally invasive” ideas, like stent-mounted electrodes deployed through blood vessels, still require a catheter ...

For more than a century, we’ve treated the brain like a bustling high-rise office. The neurons act as the high-powered ...