We’re a long way from reviving a frozen human, but new research yields insight.

The human brain operates as a network of interconnected modules specialized for tasks that become less specialized as people age—a breakdown associated with memory loss and othe ...

The brain may lose control over which genes get expressed as it ages.

By scanning the brains of mice throughout their lifespans, scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute and the University of Texas at Dallas have discovered that the human brain is not unique in how ...

To do it, the researchers used two-photon calcium imaging, a microscopy method that infers neural activity by tracking ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date – a diagram of the wiring connecting 84,000 neurons as they ...

WASHINGTON — Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date — a diagram of the wiring connecting 84,000 neurons as they fire ...

A widely used drug combination in anti-aging research may have a far more complicated effect on the brain than previously ...

A two-drug combination frequently used in anti-aging research causes brain damage in mice, report University of Connecticut ...

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from ‘The Matrix,’ scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date WASHINGTON — Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists ...