Every second you are awake, billions of synapses in your brain fire signals that let you think, move, and remember. But ...
Ordinary human cells, not just neurons, respond more strongly to memory signals when they arrive in spaced bursts rather than ...
Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute for Physiology, working in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, have achieved an important breakthrough in brain research. The ...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety disorders are often characterized by fearful responses in specific ...
The single-celled Stentor coeruleus learns through CaMKII-driven protein modification, mirroring mechanisms found in the human brain.
Lab-grown “reductionist replicas” of the human brain are helping scientists understand fetal development and cognitive disorders, including autism. But ethical questions loom. Brain organoids, which ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research reveals how a class of neurons that help coordinate communication in the brain link up with their target cells, identifying two molecules that must be present before ...
Researchers have created a protein that can detect the faint chemical signals neurons receive from other brain cells. By tracking glutamate in real time, scientists can finally see how neurons process ...
A few years ago, doctors began noticing something unusual about many patients who were later diagnosed with Parkinson disease ...
Picture every synapse in your brain as a phone line. About 70% of them are live, carrying signals right now. But according to ...