The physiological power and biological value of brain-derived neurotrophic factor is so significant that it is often referred ...

Scientists have uncovered a crucial pathway that links brain cell activity to the activation of genes responsible for ...

Researchers have identified a unique mitochondrial process in CA2 neurons that supports learning, memory, and social ...

To understand how the brain learns and retains information, scientists try to quantify how much stronger a synapse has gotten through learning, and how much stronger it can get. Synaptic strength ...

Nerve cells have amazing strategies to save energy and still perform the most important of their tasks. Researchers found that the neuronal energy conservation program determines the location and ...

The interlinking of neurons during childhood results in many more synapses than remain in the adult brain. The reduction in synapses that happens as a person grows up is thought to be adaptive ...

The study suggests that mutations in the Usp9X gene could be a potential cause of autism. These mutations disrupt the ...

Taking inspiration from nature, a group of scientists have amalgamated hybrid materials to form a robust biomimetic system that closely mimics the behavior of biological synapses. This can pave the pa ...

Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that supports the brain cells critical for learning, ...

Xenon is one of the six noble gases. Its name derives from the Greek word for “strange”. In medicine, it has been used as an ...