Your brain is very complicated and fascinating! Every week for one year we posted a new and interesting fact about that 3 lb organ in your skull and other parts of the nervous system. Share these 52 ...

You see it in commercials every day: creams and lotions to reduce wrinkles, dyes to eliminate gray hair, and remedies to reduce muscle and joint aches. Along with these surface level changes, getting ...

The core team of Knowing Neurons comprises a group of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, who specialize in different areas of neuroscience. We discuss and edit all content on the site, write ...

Maria is a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, where she studies how neurons and astrocytes influence each other in regulating degradative pathways. She is passionate about the ...

Thirteen years after the first Avatar movie came out in 2009, director James Cameron invites viewers to journey back to the faraway, lush exo-moon of Pandora with a sequel: Avatar: The Way of Water.

When a clinical trial holds the power to change who you are, do you get a say in what happens next? This question made headlines when a participant in an Australian study was forced to part with the ...

Motherhood is a profoundly life-changing experience. Pregnancy not only alters daily routines and responsibilities, it also transforms the body in remarkable ways. Organs shift to make room for a baby ...

¡GANADOR DEL CONCURSO! Memorándum de política por Emma Victoria Muller Resumen ejecutivo: En 1966, hace menos de 60 años, un destacado médico llamado Dr. Robert A. Wilson apodó a las… Read more ...

We strive to make neuroscience accessible to anyone interested in learning about the brain. Here, you can delve into the mind via stories, infographics, interviews, and more! Learn more about who we ...

Cellule che hanno la capacità di trasformarsi in diversi tipi di cellule. Sono più mature delle cellule staminali e di solito si limitano a differenziarsi in tipi di cellule di un solo tipo di tessuto ...

Do you know that feeling when you help someone without thinking—like holding a door open or offering a kind word, and it just feels surprisingly good? Even when there was nothing in it for you?

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flows through your central nervous system, serving multiple roles: it protects your brain, takes out the cellular trash, and even acts as a highway for immune cells. Although ...