While probing the escape reflex in the fruit fly Drosophila, researchers at Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz (JGU) and 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 ...

The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens. A new study by ...

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

Plastic and thus modifiable neurons lose their function at old age, new research in fruit flies reveals.

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

CURE SYNGAP1, a 501(c)(3) organization, is proud to announce the award of a $25,000 grant to Dr. Àlex Bayés Puig, Group ...

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

“By the time we examine an autopsied brain-tissue sample, a pathologist will have rinsed it with alcohol, removing lipids,” said Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD, the D. H. Chen Professor II, a professor of ...

Stressed brain cells can survive longer by slowing sugar use, revealing a short-term protective response that later turns ...

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