Mitochondria are the body's "energy factories," and their proper function is essential for life. Inside mitochondria, a set ...

The goal is to test whether the chip can give people who are paralyzed the ability to use their mind to control electronic devices.

Neuroscientists want to understand how individual neurons encode information that allows us to distinguish objects, like ...

Scientists have uncovered how a protein helps build and maintain vital brain connections, providing insights into the ...

Brain-to-brain verbal communication in humans was first accomplished in 2014 when brain-computer interfaces helped transmit a ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Neuralink is one of the most talked about players in the BCI field, but the first product to ...

Dr. Joseph Fins and Bioethics program director Dr. Robert Klitzman explore new ethical practices for patients in a coma or a minimally conscious state.

INTRODUCTION The type 2 persistent primitive proatlantal artery (PPPA2) is a rare variant of the persistent carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomoses. Because the initial segment of the ipsilateral VA is in ...

Columbia scientists have found that boosting the performance of a self-cleansing system in the brain helps flush amyloid and tau toxins from the brains of mice and improves the animals' cognition.

A new way of thinking about Alzheimer’s disease has led to a discovery with the potential to stop the cognitive decline seen in patients with Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases, ...

Objective: There are only limited epidemiological studies evaluating the association between vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) and outcomes. This study was designed to elucidate the outcome and ...