New research reveals that cells outside the brain can store and process memories, challenging the view that memory is limited ...

On the heels of its most advanced medicine flunking a key study, the drugmaker is looking at the different paths it could ...

With 140,000 neurons, 50 million synapses and over 100,000 cell label annotations, the fruit fly brain has been mapped and ...

In a study published in eLight, researchers from Cornell University revealed an new imaging technology that can visualize brain activity at single-cell resolution. Illustration of multi-focus scanning ...

A study published in Nature by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine changes the way we understand memory. Until now, ...

This research introduces new techniques to significantly improve the field of view of three-photon microscopy. Scientists can now observe the activity of large groups of neurons in deep brain regions ...

Neuroscientists have discovered brain cells that form multiple coordinate systems to tell us 'where we are' in a sequence of behaviors. These cells can play out different sequences of actions, just ...

Huntington's occurs when inherited genes cause key proteins to fold and clump together within brain cells. Over time, this ...

Brain disorders like Parkinson's (PD) or Alzheimer's Disease (AD) start to develop in patients much earlier than when their first clinical symptoms appear. Treating patients at these early stages ...

Barbara O’Brien, MD, discussed findings and implications from the phase 2 TBCRC049 study evaluating the combination of ...

Alzheimer's disease is characterized by a progressive loss of nerve cells leading to a decline in memory and cognition. A ...

Treating anxiety, depression and other disorders may depend on the amygdala, a part of the brain that controls strong emotional reactions, especially fear. But a deep understanding of this structure ...