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

This useful study presents a biologically realistic, large-scale cortical model of the rat's non-barrel somatosensory cortex, investigating synaptic plasticity of excitatory connections under varying ...

The protein is linked to a type of muscular dystrophy Jennifer Jahncke, Ph.D. (left), a postdoctoral scholar working in the ...

A new study published in Science has found that neurons in the brain do not follow a single strategy when learning. Instead, different parts of the same neuron—its upper and lower branches ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative condition that affects a significant proportion of older people ...

A new understanding of how tumours exploit our nervous system is leading to new ways to treat cancer using familiar drugs ...

While glucose, or sugar, is a well-known fuel for the brain, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have demonstrated that ...

The herb rosemary has been linked with memory—now researchers turned the compound against Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive ...

New research shows that low-intensity repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can restore key synaptic structures in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.

When a neuron “fires,” it sends an electrochemical signal called an action ... Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via ...

The feat marks the first time an adult animal brain with a complex structure has been mapped neuron by neuron, synapse by synapse. The fruit fly, long a staple of neuroscience research, ...