“Nanoscale plastics can breach the blood-brain barrier, [but] how [microplastics] cause brain functional irregularities remains unclear,” wrote the study’s authors.

An curved arrow pointing right. Neuroscientists have released the first-ever images of the brain on LSD. Produced by Emmanuel Ocbazghi. Original reporting by Jessica Orwig. Follow BI Video ...

Key cells in the brain, neurons, form networks by exchanging signals, enabling the brain to learn and adapt at incredible speed. Researchers have now developed a 3D-printed 'brain-like environment' ...

Researchers have now developed a 3D-printed 'brain-like environment' where neurons grow similarly to a real brain. Using ...

Plaques form when the protein amyloid-beta builds up in the brain. In healthy people, amyloid is swept away. But in Alzheimer's patients, it accumulates like garbage. Today, patients can take ...

Our brain is an energy-efficient marvel ... It is possible to see them react in real-time, processing information like our biological brains. They are tiny but also efficient, and full of ...