Scientists Discover a New Way to Enhance Nerve Growth Following Injury A new study reports on a mechanism to promote growth of damaged nerve cells.
Scientists Identify Critical New Protein Complex Involved in Learning and Memory Researchers have identified a protein complex that plays a critical, but previously unknown, role in memory and learning.
Brain Size Matters When it Comes to Animal Self Control Animals with the largest brain volume showed superior cognitive abilities, a new study reports.
Acting Out Dreams While Asleep Could Be Warning Sign of Brain Disorder RBD, a sleep disorder which causes people to act out their dreams, could predict the onset of neurodegenerative diseases.
Researchers Push New Parkinson’s Treatment Toward Clinical Trials CLR01 protein prevents aggregation by speeding up configuration. The finding could help develop new treatment options for Parkinson's disease.
Chaperone Compounds Offer New Approach to Alzheimer’s Treatment Researchers identify compounds that stabilize retromer protein complex and protects neurons from amyloid-beta.
How Vision Makes Sure Little Fish Don’t Get Carried Away Researchers discover an array of new types of neurons which help zebrafish to perceive and compensate for self motion.
Study Finds Brain Training Overcomes Tics in Tourette Syndrome Researchers report children with Tourette syndrome may unconsciously train their brains more effectively to manage their tics.
Scientists Discover Brain’s Anti Distraction System Researchers reveal our brains rely on an active suppression mechanism to avoid distraction.
A Biological Engine for Human Language Researchers suggest the human brain forms languages based on an innate set of linguistic rules.
Jump Starting Natural Resilience Reverses Stress Susceptibility Researchers trace a vulnerability in depression like behaviors in mice to out of balance activity in neurons.
Neurons Tune into Different Frequencies for Different Spatial Memory Tasks A new study could provide insight into memory problems seen in neurodegenerative diseases in which gamma waves are disturbed.
Rapid Whole Brain Imaging with Single Cell Resolution Researchers demonstrate an new, easy and fast way to achieve whole brain imaging for 3D analysis of gene expression profiles and neural networks at a systems level.
Study Connects Sleep Deficits Among Young Fruitflies to Disruption in Mating Later in Life Researchers discover a link between sleep loss in young fruit flies and mating behavior later in life.
