Research into the razor-sharp hearing of barn owls reveals how we create mental maps of space and may lead to hearing loss solutions.

Star-shaped glial cells, sensibly named astrocytes, are found throughout the central nervous system. Scientists can use luminescence to make the cells actually glow as they communicate.

Individuals with MS should have new hope with regard to treatment advances.

How does the brain track smells? Scientists use the olfactory system in insects to study how the brain responds to and processes different odors.

Neurons in the eye turn light into electrical signals. How and where signals travel between these cells is thought to affect vision.

Researching the brain and mind requires a major financial investment on a global scale, and takes place in a wide variety of locations and organizations.

Scientists who study the brain do so for many reasons. For some, the opportunity to study the most complex living structure in the known universe is itself an exciting quest. So much is still unknown about brain function and development.

The human brain — a spongy, three-pound mass of tissue — is the most complex living structure in the known universe.

Much as vaccinations eradicated many destructive diseases in the past, neuroscientists are engineering antibodies to try and treat degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

Once the neurons reach their final location, they must make the proper connections so that a particular function, such as vision or hearing, can emerge.