This video explains how memories form and persist, exploring the roles of neurons, synapses, and brain regions involved in ...

Johns Hopkins scientists reveal that “inactive” GluD brain proteins regulate neuronal communication and open up new ...

Even a short afternoon nap helps the brain recover and improve its ability to learn, researchers recently reported in the journal NeuroImage. Napping helps reorganize connections between nerve cells ...

A new study reveals that a quick afternoon nap can enhance the brain's ability to learn by reorganizing synaptic connections, ...

Scientists rebuilt human brain circuits in the lab and discovered that the thalamus acts as a central organizer of cortical wiring. The findings offer new insight into how brain networks form and why ...

Lifelong plasticity is a core principle of neuroscience, yet it operates within real limits shaped by effort, stress and ...

For more than a century, the story of the brain has been told as a tale of neurons, with every thought and memory traced to their electrical chatter. That narrative is now being rewritten as evidence ...

Why some memories persist while others vanish has fascinated scientists for more than a century. Now, new research from the ...

A holistic inquiry into how toxic tau impacts synapses provides a new take on the processes that lead to neuronal dysfunction ...

Researchers identified a chaperone protein, Funes, that triggers controlled amyloid formation in fruit fly neurons to ...

The brainteaser was dreamt up by Alzheimer's Research UK to encourage people to keep their minds active during free time or ...

These cells act like cleaners. They remove waste, broken proteins, and old cell parts so that the brain can continue working ...