Every day, our brain takes countless fleeting experiences — from walks on the beach to presentations at work — and transforms them into long-term ...

Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are ...

A single low dose of the anesthetic ketamine restored the ability to enjoy sweet treats and social contact in mice that had ...

A study from the Max Planck Institute reveals that inhibitory neurons born later in development mature more rapidly to keep ...

A Florida Atlantic University study shows that astrocytes, glial cells long viewed as passive, actively influence brain ...

This important study presents a new method for longitudinally tracking cells in two-photon imaging data that addresses the specific challenges of imaging neurons in the developing cortex. It provides ...

New research highlights how astrocytes, long considered mere support cells, actively shape brain network dynamics.

A new study reveals that inhibitory neurons born later in development mature more quickly than earlier ones, allowing them to ...

The human brain is made up of billions of nerve cells (neurons) that communicate with each other in vast, interconnected ...

The human brain is made up of billions of nerve cells, or neurons, that communicate with each other in vast, interconnected networks. For the brain to ...

In a comprehensive Genomic Press Interview published in Brain Medicine, Dr. Michael C. Oldham shares his unconventional journey from advertising executive to computational neuroscientist and his ...

Excitatory neurons increase activity, while inhibitory neurons prevent cells from firing too much. • Published in Nature Neuroscience: A team at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence ...