Medically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MDMedically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MD The meninges of the brain and spinal cord are three layers of membranes: the dura mater, arachnoid mater ...

As they map the brain in greater detail, they may learn how to diagnose disorders by their effect on anatomy, and perhaps even understand how those disorders arise. On my return trip to his lab ...

For those who live with schizophrenia, the sound of voices — voices that no one else can hear — can be an overwhelming and persistent part of daily life. But the mystery of why these hallucinations ...

The cuttlefish has one of the largest brain-to-body size ratios of any invertebrate, perhaps even larger than that of the octopus. The cuttlefish brain can handle input from a variety of senses ...

Too much stuff in the periphery of our vision can make it difficult to identify what we’re seeing. Yale researchers now know ...

Neuroscience examines the structure and function of the human brain and nervous system. Neuroscientists use cellular and molecular biology, anatomy and physiology, human behavior and cognition ...

What happens when your brain sees a friend across the street? It gives a brain wave… Cognitive training has been a subject of scientific inquiry for a century, and now brain training video games and ...

Here’s what to know about the irreversible eye disease at the center of the new National Geographic documentary Blink.

From there they can be further sorted into subclasses: Excitatory neurons are categorized by the layer of the brain they’re in while inhibitory neurons are identified by the marker proteins they ...

From there, they can be further sorted into subclasses: Excitatory neurons are categorized by the layer of the brain they're in, while inhibitory neurons are identified by the marker proteins they ...