Our brain wiring seems to undergo four major turning points at ages 9, 32, 66 and 83, which could influence our capacity to ...

The last turning point comes around age 83. The data for this final era is more limited, but the defining feature is a shift ...

The human brain isn’t a blank slate waiting to be written by experience, according to research that challenges the ...

New research using human brain organoids shows that early neural activity follows structured, time-based patterns long before sensory experience begins.

Rutgers neuroscientist Peng Jiang and his neuroscience colleague Mengmeng Jin have made a discovery they say could reshape ...

In many cases, thoroughly washing or cooking your food is enough to prevent infection from listeria.

A lightning-fast imaging method is exposing the hidden mechanics of brain-cell communication and offering new clues to Parkinson’s origins.

Zap-and-freeze” high-resolution imaging visualizes synapses in action and may lead to a better understanding of conditions ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have used a "zap-and-freeze" technology to watch hard-to-see brain cell ...

Hypertension begins harming the brain surprisingly early, even before measurable blood pressure increases. Key cells related ...

New models show that our brains are "pre-wired," and that electrical activity begins even before any external experiences occur.

Rutgers neuroscientist Peng Jiang was visiting his hometown of Qianshan, a city in China's Anhui province, when a neighbor ...