A new study reveals that microRNAs—tiny regulators of gene expression—play a crucial role in shaping Purkinje cells, rare ...

Neurons are the cells in the brain responsible for sending messages to the rest of the body, and scientists have long thought ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered new details about the genetic structure of ovarian cancer stem cells, ...

Astrocytes, in particular, regulate neurotransmitter levels and synaptic plasticity, directly influencing learning and memory. Additionally, glial cells are essential for maintaining neural ...

New research from the University of Chicago challenges long-held beliefs about how synaptic plasticity contributes to memory ...

Technological advancements over the past few decades have unraveled the diversity and adaptability of tumors, shedding light ...

Researchers have solved a cellular mystery that may lead to better therapies for colorectal and other types of cancer. A professor of pediatrics-developmental biology and an assistant professor of ...

recently published a paper in the journal Nature Cell Biology showing the importance of the H3K36 methylation process in regulating plasticity and regeneration in intestinal cells. The intestine has ...

New research on the hippocampus, a brain area essential for memory, suggests that new rules of synaptic plasticity best explain how brain activity continually reshapes the way memories are recorded in ...

To understand what drives these constant changes in neuronal representations, Madar built a computational model of hippocampal neurons, and then applied different plasticity rules to see if they would ...