New technique is nontoxic to cells, should allow scientists to study neuron function for months or years instead of weeks.

Polina Anikeeva explores ways to make neural probes that are compatible with delicate biological tissues.

Emery N. Brown explains how statistics and neuroscience improve anesthesiology at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting.

With a new grant, a Picower Institute team is studying the role of astrocytes, which may partner with neurons to process information in the brain.

Neuroscientists discover a cellular pathway that encodes memories by strengthening specific synapses.

Study identifies neurons that fire at the beginning and end of a behavior as it becomes a habit.

MIT senior and Marshall Scholar Liang Zhou wants to elucidate the neural basis for our thoughts and intuitions.

Brain rhythms act as a gate for information entering and leaving the mind.

High-frequency gamma oscillations sort similar-looking objects; lower-frequency beta oscillations kick in when connections are more abstract.

Researchers map the amygdala's distinct but diverse and dynamic neighborhoods where feelings are assigned.