A study led by the EHU's Neuropsychopharmacology group provides new insights into understanding the origins of schizophrenia.

A collaborative French–Swiss study reveals a previously unknown role for astrocytes in the brain's information processing.

A new study led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai offers one of the most comprehensive views yet of how brain ...

The impermeability of our nerve cells is a vital barrier for their proper functioning. Researchers have just discovered how ...

A new study suggests that cognitive loss in patients with brain metastases may be due to the interference that cancer produces in neuronal circuits. When cancer spreads in the brain, it changes the ...

A team of researchers has discovered that a protein called cypin plays a powerful role in helping brain cells connect and communicate, which is crucial for learning and memory. By uncovering how cypin ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the process differed from the evolution of chimpanzees. For the study, published ...

Ant societies are built on scent. Pheromones guide the insects to food, warn them of predators, and regulate the rhythms of ...

We finally know how Botox infiltrates neurons. The finding could aid efforts to develop an antidote for the molecule’s neurotoxic effects, which can result in paralysis or even death. Botox uses a ...

Nearly half of all patients with brain metastasis experience cognitive impairment. Until now, it was thought that this was due to the physical presence of the tumour pressing on neural tissue. But ...