A team has made a major breakthrough in the field of three-dimensional (3D) imaging of large-scale biological tissues. They ...

Anomalies in glial cell density and corpus callosum diameter raise questions about their role in Einstein’s remarkable ...

Our section unites an interdisciplinary team of researchers dedicated to advancing our understanding of the brain, mind, and behaviour. We explore how mental processes—such as decision-making, ...

As they age, some people find it harder to understand speech in noisy environments. Now, UB researchers have identified the area in the brain, called the insula, that shows significant changes in ...

Why the Research Is Interesting: The unique focus on the anterior insula brain region involved in the sensation of disgust, together with the use of a new treatment for food avoidance that targets ...

The brain of humans and other animals is known to contribute to the protection of the body from infections. Past studies have unveiled the existence of the so-called conditioned immune response ...

The role that Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) plays in the development of Multiple Sclerosis may be caused a higher level of cross-reactivity, where the body’s immune system binds to the wrong ...

Microplastics Detected Entering The Brain Just 2 Hours After Ingestion A breakthrough animal study discovered tiny plastics can cross the blood-brain barrier and enter the brain.

In the quest to combat Alzheimer's disease, researchers have been hopeful about the use of antibodies to destroy peptides in the brain that cause damaging tangles and plaque buildups. So far ...

Former Philadelphia Eagle and CBS NFL announcer Irv Cross has been diagnosed with the brain disease CTE.

This cross-section of a rat brain shows tissue from a human brain organoid fluorescing in light green. Scientists say these implanted clusters of human neurons could aid the study of brain disorders.