Here come the assembloids
A new type of brain model reveals the organ’s workings in unparalleled detail, providing insights into development and disease
Neurology
Putting patients first in prescription opioid regulation
Chief of commission on North America’s opioid crisis reflects on the importance of consensus
Imaging blows up
Cryogenic electron microscopy is driving a burst of discoveries about how molecules work in health and disease
A way through the brambles
A conversation with flute virtuoso Eugenia Zukerman on Alzheimer’s, music, poetry and joy
Good vibrations
Can Parkinson’s symptoms be stopped?
The man who couldn’t cry
Adapted from Projections: A story of human emotions
COVID-brain clues
Inflammation found in brains of autopsied COVID-19 patients
Opening our black box
Advances in brain science are guiding us to better understand and treat neurological conditions
The case of the vanishing brain tumor
The brain is a new frontier for cancer immunotherapy
Nourishing the brain with blood from the belly
A strange and wonderful surgery for a rare neurological disorder