If you’ve ever reacted to this symphony of sickness by shrinking away from invisible pathogens, you might be surprised to learn that your brain exhibits a similar, self-protective response to outward ...

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 ...

Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, personalized information is now accessible to anyone online. Following the introduction of ChatGPT, other generative AI ...

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 ...

Convulsive therapies are an underappreciated treatment that can alleviate symptoms of severe psychiatric disorders through rapid cycles of muscle contraction and relaxation. However, misuse and poor ...

Knowing Neurons is currently partnering with the UCLA Brain Research Institute and the UCLA Spanish and Portuguese Department to translate the Knowing Neurons site and content into Spanish in order to ...

Johanna Mayer will take you around the cell, from the endoplasmic reticulum to the golgi complex. Each infographic will cover a different organelle! Johanna Mayer is a PhD student at Karolinska ...

Running his hands over a red armchair, Neo murmurs with hesitation, “This isn’t real.” Gazing at him intently, Morpheus responds, “What is real? How do you define real?” In the film The Matrix, the ...

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 ...

We are often asked what neuroscience books we recommend, so we put together a small library of textbooks, neuroanatomy books, and books about various neuroscience topics for you to peruse! If you have ...

Artificial intelligence and large-language models (LLMs) are now regularly used, with users touting their convenience, creativity, and productivity. This fits into the broader human tendency to take ...