Brain articles from across Nature Portfolio

Human memory often needs to link specific items to the situation in which they feature. Brain recordings reveal that two distinct groups of neurons respond to stimuli and contextual information. These groups then cooperate to form flexible memories, rather than individual neurons encoding both signal types.

Researchers identify the neurons involved in the emotional distress associated with pain, and design a genetic approach that could soothe suffering without opioid drugs.

Liu et al. report Chinese normative lifespan brain charts showing later neurodevelopmental milestones than those detected in Western cohorts. Individual deviations from these norms are valuable in assessing clinical risk and outcomes.

In this work a self-supervised implicit neural representation framework for estimating Standard Model of white matter parameters is presented, improving fitting accuracy under noise conditions, enabling spatial upsampling, and allowing for integrated gradient non-uniformity correction.

Lung cancer in mice hijacks neurons to send a signal that subdues the immune system, study finds.

People with aphantasia are offering a window into consciousness.

Handwriting requirements were cut from school curricula around the world. Now it’s looping back, riding on a wave of evidence.

Spin-out Merge Labs aims to rival Elon Musk’s brain-chip company Neuralink. But researchers say the technology is still at an early stage.

De-synchronized electrical activity marks the loss of awareness.

Emily Bates was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 34. She explores how the condition presents in women and why so many are diagnosed later in life.