Epilepsy affects more than 50 million people worldwide, making it one of the most common neurological disorders. Although ...

The human brain is made up of billions of nerve cells (neurons) that communicate with each other in vast, interconnected networks. For the brain to function reliably, there must be a fine balance ...

The brain's ability to process information is known to be supported by intricate connections between different neuron populations. A key objective of neuroscience research has been to delineate the ...

Recent evidence suggests that a single dose of the psychedelic compound psilocybin reduces the drive to seek out rewards, ...

First insights into how excitatory and inhibitory brain signals change as people age using wearable scanner. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 15, 2026 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 / ...

To stay in balance, the brain depends on two types of neurons: Excitatory neurons (in white), which increase activity, and inhibitory neurons (in black), which damp down signals. Scientists have now ...

From Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s hand came branches and whorls, spines and webs. Now-famous drawings by the neuroanatomist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries showed, for the first time, the ...

Optogenetic activation of silent VIP inhibitory neurons restores learning and motor function in Huntington's disease models.