When it comes to tau tangles, cortical deposits receive the lion’s share of scientists’ attention, but it is the tiny subcortical regions where tangles originate that might set the course for ...

Researchers have identified the mitochondrial calcium uniporter as a critical protein in the strengthening of synaptic ...

Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory.

Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Scientists ...

According to a new study from the University of New Mexico Health Sciences, the brain contains higher concentrations of ...

If you’ve noticed the word ‘dopamine’ popping up everywhere, you’re not alone. Often associated with other terms like 'decor' ...

So it really opened our eyes to the capabilities of sensory neurons." In other words, not all neurons respond to just one thing and relay it up to the brain. It's way more complex — both in what ...

Key cells in the brain, neurons, form networks by exchanging signals, enabling the brain to learn and adapt at incredible speed. Researchers have now developed a 3D-printed 'brain-like environment ...

Pain is an example of an important sensory neuron. When you feel pain from a hot pan or a sharp pin, you are sending sensory information via sensory neurons up to the brain. The flow of electrical ...

What if the X chromosome you inherited from your mother could accelerate brain aging? This intriguing question was ... the researchers used CRISPR-mediated gene activation to reactivate them in ...

Terry Sejnowski is laboratory head of the computational neurobiology laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the author of ChatGPT and The Future of AI. Motley Fool host Ricky ...

Researchers have now found that in female mice, brain cells only expressing the maternal X chromosome show faster deterioration of memory and cognition compared to female mice expressing both maternal ...