In the hippocampus, a critical brain region for learning and memory, new cells emerge in some people into late adulthood, ...

Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children ...

The same brain system that rewards you for a delicious meal is hijacked by drugs like fentanyl. A behavioral neuroscientist ...

A study in the journal Science presents compelling new evidence that neurons in the brain's memory center, the hippocampus, ...

Scientists in Sweden led the study, published Thursday in Science. They found abundant signs of neural stem cells growing in ...

Putting the brakes on an enzyme might rescue neurons that are dying in Parkinson's disease, stabilizing the progression of ...

Scientists say they have very strong evidence that the adult human brain is capable of making new neurons, a point of ongoing ...

This useful study presents a biologically realistic, large-scale cortical model of the rat's non-barrel somatosensory cortex, investigating synaptic plasticity of excitatory connections under varying ...

In AD, synaptic plasticity, the brain’s ability to regulate the strength of synaptic connections between neurons, is significantly disrupted. This worsens over time, reducing cognitive and memory ...

A study in the journal Science presents compelling new evidence that neurons in the brain's memory centre, the hippocampus, continue to form well into ...

The world's first commercial hybrid of silicon circuitry and human brain cells will soon be available for rent.

After years of debate, scientists provided new evidence for the lifelong birth of human brain cells, which may inform future ...