The brain really is an incredible organ, and neurons are the vital link between, well, everything. The brain is anything but set in stone; how we think, feel, reason, and understand the world changes ...

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date – a ...

Myelin is an insulating layer around nerve fibers, primarily consisting of fats and protein. “Myelin content … is substantially reduced upon marathon running in specific brain regions involved in ...

Mapping the density, molecular features and energy-transformation capacity of cell organelles called mitochondria in the brain reveals region- and cell-type-specific variability that tracks with ...

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Having a chip in your brain that can translate your thoughts into computer commands may sound like science fiction - but it is a reality for Noland Arbaugh. In January 2024 - eight years after he ...

Read the true story behind the movie The Alto Knights, starring Robert De Niro in the dual role of two 1950s mob bosses - Frank Costello and Vito Genovese. Alec Baldwin's wife snaps at him on the ...

High-resolution MRI scans were used to measure the size and shape of different parts of the brain, including the cerebral cortex (the outer layer of the brain responsible for thinking, memory ...

is a promising yet challenging approach for investigating layer-specific functional connectivity (FC). Achieving a brain-wide mapping of layer-specific FC requires several technical advancements, ...

Enabling brain-wide mapping of layer-specific functional connectivity at 3T via layer-dependent fMRI with draining-vein suppression Wei-Tang Chang author has email address Weili Lin Kelly S Giovanello ...

It damages two key brain cell types: mature oligodendrocytes, which normally produce myelin ­– the fatty insulating layer around nerve fibers essential for rapid signal transmission ...