Neuroscientists combat destructive neurological disorders and mental illnesses including Alzheimer’s disease, drug addiction, and depression through research.

NIH-funded scientists discussed the current state of Alzheimer’s disease research and the importance of increased funding.

How can you do neuroscience outreach without taking the contents of a lab with you? Join us to explore this and other questions about engaging in outreach activities.

Learn about scientists who have won the world’s largest brain research prize: The Brain Prize.

Mirror neurons captured the neuroscientific zeitgeist 15 years ago, but much of their early hype has since deflated. What is their significance now?

A former NFL player and a roundtable of scientists discuss concussions and traumatic brain injuries.

The discovery in the late 1950s that the level of dopamine was decreased in the brains of Parkinson’s patients was followed in the 1960s by successful treatment with the drug levodopa, which is converted to dopamine in the brain. This historical event is one of the greatest medical breakthroughs in the field of neurology.

Preliminary research examined how sex and genetics affect Alzheimer’s pathology in female patients and how treating other conditions can help preserve cognition.

Researchers talked about the future of brain science at BrainFacts LIVE, a public event held during the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting.

U.S. lawmakers and research advocates recently attended a Capitol Hill briefing titled "Pain Research: On the Verge of a Breakthrough", featuring Allan Basbaum, professor at University of California, San Francisco.