A team of Harvard researchers have unveiled a way to map the molecular underpinnings of how learning and memories are formed, ...

How do memories last a lifetime when the molecules that form them turn over within days, weeks or months? An interaction ...

Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal ...

From a cubic millimeter of brain tissue, scientists have constructed a precise, 3D map of the activity in a mouse’s brain, ...

This explainer outlines how neurons and glial cells coordinate electrical and chemical signals to form complex brain networks that govern thought, behavior, and consciousness. It also explores how ...

This discovery provides a clearer understanding of how the connections between neurons change during learning. Given that most brain disorders, including degenerative and psychiatric conditions, ...

Researchers have created the largest and most detailed wiring diagram of a mammalian brain to date, by mapping cells in a ...

Microglial dysfunction has been implicated in autism spectrum disorders (ASD), but limited access to human brain tissue posed ...

A study on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) reveals that immune cells, specifically macrophages, play a critical role in ...

The ability to quickly recognize sounds, particularly the vocalizations made by other animals, is known to contribute to the ...