The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

Your brain can still make new neurons when you’re an adult. But how does the rare birth of these new neurons contribute to cognitive function? Researchers know that new neurons contribute to memory ...

A new study shows that the human brain stores what we remember and the context in which it happens using different neurons.

Humans have the remarkable ability to remember the same person or object in completely different situations. We can easily ...

A new computer simulation of how our brains develop and grow neurons has been built by scientists from the University of Surrey. Along with improving our understanding of how the brain works, ...

Scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz have discovered that while brain neuron changes, including cell loss, may begin in early life, a drug long-approved for other conditions might be ...