From a tiny sample of tissue no larger than a grain of sand, scientists have come within reach of a goal once thought unattainable: building a complete functional wiring diagram of a portion of the ...

For over 100 years, scientists have agreed that discrete collections of brain cells fire off signals to other brain areas through a series of interconnected fibers. In a new study, researchers applied ...

Scientists have shown that brain connectivity patterns can predict mental functions across the entire brain. Each region has ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have found that an intensive retreat combining multiple mind-body ...

Scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking preliminary atlas charting the intricate development of brain cells from early ...

When the Drosophila genome was first sequenced and released some 20 years ago, it kicked off a deluge of genetic research that has borne amazing fruit in recent years. The same is about to happen in ...

HealthDay News — Individuals living in neighborhoods with higher levels of social vulnerability, environmental injustice and socioeconomic disadvantage show differences in brain structure and function ...