In a JNeurosci paper, Tian-Ming Gao and colleagues, from Southern Medical University, explored how adenosine triphosphate ...

The results of research in mice, headed by a team of researchers at the University of Queensland, has provided new insights into how exercise may help to prevent or slow cognitive decline during aging ...

Tracking the memory-making neuron’s activity in mice as they watch a classic film reveals novel ways to diagnose learning and memory disorders and improve AI LOS ANGELES – Even the legendary filmmaker ...

Aging is particularly harsh on the hippocampus—the brain region responsible for learning and memory. Now, researchers at UC San Francisco have identified a protein that's at the center of this decline ...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative condition that typically affects older people and is the leading cause of dementia worldwide. AD is characterized by progressive cognitive impairment ...

There are two fundamentally different cell types in the brain, neurons and glial cells. The latter, for example, insulate the "wiring" of nerve cells or guarantee optimal working conditions for them.

In a study supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers revealed the structural underpinnings of memory formation across a broad network of neurons in the mouse brain. This work ...