Scientists identified a signaling pathway within brain cells that regulates how long and how deeply…
Browsing: Neuroscience
Neuroscience is the multidisciplinary study of the brain, spinal cord, and nervous system—exploring how billions of neurons interact to produce thoughts, emotions, memories, and behaviors. It bridges biology, psychology, physics, and computer science to uncover the mechanisms behind cognition, perception, and consciousness. From mapping brain circuits to understanding neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, neuroscience seeks to explain how neural activity gives rise to mind and behavior. Advances in neuroimaging, genetics, and artificial intelligence are revolutionizing this field, leading to breakthroughs in mental health, brain–computer interfaces, and the treatment of neurological disorders.
A study has found that long-duration space travel leads to significant expansion of brain ventricles,…
In one of the first longitudinal studies of its kind, scientists from the Keck School…
Experiments involving mice showed four weeks of training with weights to be sufficient to reverse…
Unraveling Connections Between the Brain and Gut MIT engineers have developed a new optogenetic technology…
A new study reveals how exercise helps maintain memory function during aging. Aging is often…
The Scattering Light Imaging (SLI) technique provides a cost-effective, high-resolution method to map neural connections…
A study found that astrocytes play a key role in Alzheimer’s progression, with blood markers…
A new study from the University of Rochester suggests that stimulating dopamine pathways in adolescence…
Researchers from EPFL and the University of Geneva have developed ‘designer tubulins’ with specific post-translational…
New evidence indicates that obstructive sleep apnea can cause cognitive impairments in middle-aged men, regardless…
Scientists elucidate the process through which synapses compete with each other, and describe how during…
Second major study from COSMOS finds that participants randomized to receive a daily multivitamin supplement…
Scientists find a protein common to flies and people is essential for supporting the structure…
HIV drug helps protect against build-up of dementia-related proteins in mouse brains. Cambridge scientists have…
A new study finds people are more creative after waking from the earliest stage of…
Researchers at the Paris Brain Institute have discovered a significant role for the amyloid precursor…
The Cytoelectric Coupling hypothesis suggests brain waves shape neural structures, optimizing cognition and memory through…