For more than a century, maps of the brain have been based on how brain tissue looks under the microscope. These anatomical ...

During brain development, neurons extend long processes called axons. Axons link different areas of the brain and carry ...

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Carnegie Mellon engineering researchers have designed the first microfabricated stainless steel neural probe that allows for safer, more accurate brain sensing.

Twenty-four brain samples collected in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight ...

New research reveals that certain brain tumors may originate silently within normal brain cells long before a tumor forms.

New nanomaterial passes the blood-brain barrier to reduce damaging inflammation after the most common form of stroke. When ...

A nanomaterial based on a platform developed by Professor Samuel Stupp crosses the blood-brain barrier and targets harmful ...

Durotomy is a common neurosurgical complication involving a tear in the dura mater, the protective membrane surrounding the ...