A scientific dispute spanning six decades about fundamental mechanisms of visual perception in mammals has now been settled.

Researchers have mapped how "histone bivalency" acts as a molecular clock for brain development. By holding genes in a poised state, this mechanism ensures neurons mature only after completing ...

Yang Chen, Marinus Kloos et al: „Thalamic activation of the visual cortex at the single-synapse level”, published in: Science, 26 March 2026, DOI: 10.1126/science.aec9923 ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprisingly large reserve of “silent synapses” in the adult brain—unused neural connections that can be rapidly activated to store new memories.

The brain is the most complex organ in the human body. Different parts of the brain perform a variety of functions, all of ...

By tagging neurons with molecular "barcodes," researchers have mapped connections among thousands of neurons in the mouse brain with unprecedented speed and resolution. The approach could expand ...

Historical views of the brain reflect the biases of the time. The industrial age spawned mechanical explanations for the ...

Researchers have settled a 60-year-old debate in neuroscience, proving that the visual cortex constructs complex images from ...

Oryon Cell Therapies ("Oryon"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing autologous neuron replacement medicines for Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, ...