Complex protein interactions at synapses are essential for memory formation in our brains, but the mechanisms behind these ...

A team of over 150 scientists has achieved what once seemed impossible: a complete wiring and activity map of a tiny section ...

Scientists have used gene editing to produce artificial electrical synapses in mice, where they can be targeted to make the ...

Our brain's remarkable ability to form and store memories has long fascinated scientists, yet most of the microscopic mechanisms behind memory and learning processes remain a mystery.

NU-9 targets a shared underlying mechanism found in various neurodegenerative diseases. A new study from Northwestern ...

Creatine is breaking out of the gym. Learn how this power molecule fuels your brain, boosts energy, and cools inflammation.

From a cubic millimeter of tissue, scientists constructed a precise, 3D map of the activity in a mouse’s brain, detailing ...

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date – a ...

The brain really is an incredible organ, and neurons are the vital link between, well, everything. The brain is anything but set in stone; how we think, feel, reason, and understand the world changes ...

Researchers mapped 84,000 neurons in a mouse brain after it watched video clips. The 3D map links structure and activity.