Recent technological advances facilitate the reconstruction of complete brain connectomes in small organisms and partial connectomes in mammals, involving the mapping of the network of neurons and ...

The longest animal on Earth isn’t what you think. It’s a drifting, gelatinous predator whose reach reshapes how we define ...

Never let the facts get in the way of a good story. At least, that's the rule some movie-makers seem to live by. How many ...

Recent research indicates a link between an animal’s gut bacteria and brain function. This may be true in humans, too.

A study using volume electron microscopy of comb jellies has discovered their nervous system is more complex than we thought.

Engineered tissue could eventually be used for children born with gaps in their alimentary canal, or for adults whose muscles ...

Researchers will join a new NIH-supported network working to develop novel approach methodologies that complement or replace animal testing ...

The human brain contains more connections between neurons than there are stars in the Milky Way. Decoding the electrical activity behind all those cells is the massive task that excites neural ...

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The brain is usually fully developed and mature by age 30. By age 6, the brain is around 95% of its adult size, but structure and function will change across a lifetime. The rate of development varies ...

While the brain is considered exceptionally sensitive, we show that the hippocampus can resume electrophysiological activity after being rendered completely immobile in a cryogenic glass. The work ...