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

The human brain contains billions of connected neurons that collectively support different mental functions, including the ...

Researchers discovered a feedback loop between nerve cells, the immune system and the heart. They think it shows promise as a ...

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 ...

New experiments reveal how astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. The results suggest ...

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

For the first time, clumps of human cells called organoids were fully integrated with the brains of rats—and influenced their behavior.

Published January 7 in the journal Nature, one paper tackled the age-old problem of nature’s construction with a bit of a twist: it suggests that living networks, like our brain, may use some of the ...

Alzheimer’s may destroy memory by flipping a single molecular switch that tells neurons to prune their own connections. Researchers found that both amyloid beta and inflammation converge on the same ...

Findings could create new opportunities to treat and study neurodegenerative diseasesScientists discovered that sugar ...