A new study reveals that our brains separate “stuff” like water and sand from “things” like balls or tools, using specialized circuits in the visual cortex.

Long-term cycling programs appear to reshape brain signals in Parkinson’s patients Deep brain stimulation recordings reveal ...

A groundbreaking study has mapped the full neural circuit that carries cool temperature signals from the skin to the brain.

A newly mapped neural circuit shows how our skin senses cool temperatures and sends that info to the brain, revealing an unexpected amplifier in the spinal cord and offering insight into cold-related ...

For work identifying a novel therapeutic target to improve walking after SCI, Newton Cho is the 2025 winner of the Science & PINS Prize for Neuromodulation. The prize rewards innovative research that ...

Researchers have identified a neural switch in the brain’s dorsal periaqueductal gray that determines whether mice flee or ...

Wang (left) and Cao WashU Medicine scientists have identified brain cells that play a key role in how we recognize faces, a ...

In forest mice, a single loom sparked a volley in dPAG neurons that paralleled running speed. Open field cousins showed only a muted dPAG murmur even when their feet finally flew, meaning the ...

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2025 Klerman & Freedman Prizes, ...

Memory of painful injury can lead to chronic pain and anxiety. Scientists identify hormones as possible mediators in this response.

For years, resilience was viewed as a fixed trait, something you either had or didn't. But neuroscience is rewriting that story. New research reveals that resil ...

Nature is often the best model for science. For nearly a century, scientists have been trying to recreate the ability of some ...