A growing body of research suggests astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells once dismissed as support players, may lead the way ...

A team of researchers in the Netherlands has proposed a new way of designing computer models of the brain—an approach that ...

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process information, according to new research. An often-ignored type of cell in the brain ...

Researcher have developed a "Shallow Brain" AI model that mimics the connections between the cortex and subcortical regions, ...

The Importance of Gliotransmitters for Brain Function, Plus Cognitive and Motor Efficiencies Gliotransmitters are neurochemicals released by glial cells. They support communication between neurons and ...

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition in which the body attacks its own insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. Some individuals with type 1 diabetes experience cognitive differences, sometimes ...

Voluntary exercise reshapes gut microbiota and tryptophan metabolism, with consequences for the hippocampus, the brain’s memory center We observed exercise-driven changes in tryptophan-metabolizing ...