neuroscience

In the Lab By Sharon Begley

Brainiacs, not birdbrains: Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primarily human attribute

Health Tech By Rebecca Robbins and Erin Brodwin

Elon Musk’s Neuralink unveils prototype of brain implants — and looks toward clinical trials

The Readout LOUD By Damian Garde and Adam Feuerstein

The FDA’s chaotic week, Trump’s effect on science, and Musk’s big reveal

By Rebecca Robbins, Casey Ross, and Erin Brodwin

STAT Health Tech: Elon Musk’s secretive brain implants startup & Verily’s move into health insurance

Biotech By Damian Garde and Matthew Herper

Coles-led Cerevel Therapeutics to raise $445 million to develop brain drugs with fewer side effects

In the Lab By Theresa Gaffney

How does exercise benefit the aging brain? Transfusing blood from active mice into sedentary ones suggests an answer

Biotech By Adam Feuerstein

Yumanity Therapeutics, Merck strike deal aimed at developing new medicines for neurodegenerative disease

In the Lab By Juliet Isselbacher

By tricking mice into sensing fake smells, scientists decode how the brain recognizes scent

In the Lab By Shraddha Chakradhar

Researchers develop a non-invasive way to manipulate neurons to study behavior

In the Lab By Megan Thielking

Scientists turn organs transparent — and use a new technique to capture 3D pictures of what’s inside

In the Lab By Eric Boodman

The vodka trial: In search of a treatment for vocal disorders, a researcher puts patient anecdotes to the test

In the Lab By Sharon Begley

Brain-imaging study shows ‘hot spot’ that may explain why African Americans feel greater pain

In the Lab By Sharon Begley

A ‘landmark’ achievement: Scientists trace full wiring diagram of the fly brain’s core

First Opinion By Donna Jackson Nakazawa

Microglia: a new target in the brain for depression, Alzheimer’s, and more?

In the Lab By Sharon Begley

Scientists show mice an Orson Welles movie, then disprove dogma about how vision works

In the Lab By Sharon Begley

Research using brains-in-a-dish forces a radical rethinking of Huntington’s disease

Health By Andrew Joseph

A new Alzheimer’s therapy is approved in China, delivering a surprise for the field but also questions

Health By Nicholas Florko

Taking stock of Alzheimer’s research: Experts offer takes on Biogen, the NIH, and the amyloid hypothesis

Health By Andrew Joseph

Alzheimer’s patients in Biogen trial, jolted by revival of drug, press for access once again

In the Lab By Sharon Begley

Here’s a brain teaser: Surprising study shows reduced neuronal activity extends life

Don't Miss By Sharon Begley

What’s in the cards for this year’s Nobel Prizes? Scientists are placing their bets

In the Lab By Shraddha Chakradhar

Newly named MacArthur ‘Genius’ and neuroscientist talks creativity in science

Health By Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe

To speed drug development, Mass. General to begin ALS trials that test several compounds at once

In the Lab By Elizabeth Cooney

To sleep, perchance to forget? Scientists pinpoint in mice the neurons that control memory while dreaming

Business By Edward Fitzpatrick — Boston Globe

Former CVS head’s gift will bolster neuroscience research at University of Rhode Island