Older adults with exceptional memories continue to grow new brain cells. A recent study published in the journal Nature shows that this biological process nearly stops in people with Alzheimer's ...

The dominant theory in neuroscience has been that the sensory processing circuits in our brain are finalized in early ...

Brains of older adults with super-healthy cognition grow more new neurons than those of their peers, according to a study ...

While selectively activating a neuron inside the brain, the researchers recorded the electrical activity of another neuron, to determine whether it received a signal, which would in turn indicate the ...

Neurons placed inside engineered living bodies built from frog cells self-organize, become active, and reshape movement ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UCLA and UCSF map genes that control tau buildup, revealing a tau-tagging complex and a stress-linked tau fragment. (CREDIT: ...

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A large barrier in neuroscience is the ability for researchers to conduct studies on a live, functioning brain without surgery or implanting probes. Today researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of ...

Brain tumors do not just invade healthy tissue. They also physically squeeze it, and that mechanical compression may be enough to trigger neuron death in the surrounding brain. Two peer-reviewed ...

The human brain contains nearly 86 billion neurons, constantly exchanging messages like an immense social media network, but neurons do not work alone – glial cells, neurotransmitters, receptors, and ...

Most mammals take one of two approaches to survive the winter: they either hibernate, slowing their bodies to a near standstill, or they bulk up with extra fat to burn when food runs low. Then there’s ...