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Long before memory problems appear, your brain may already be losing neurons. That is the unsettling message from new work by ...

Study finds ultrathin tubes connecting brain cells that transport Alzheimer's proteins. The network changes months before ...

We can replace joints, lenses, even organs—but not the brain. As neuroscience unravels the mechanisms of neurodegeneration, ...

Researchers have created a protein that can detect the faint chemical signals neurons receive from other brain cells. By ...

Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain's neuronal connections, and as a result, in signal ...

Imagine watching a conversation between brain cells, seeing chemical messages pass from one neuron to another. Scientists can ...

A drug used for 30 years to treat a variety of conditions may also improve cognition and halt neuron death in Alzheimer's.

Shifting focus on a visual scene without moving our eyes — think driving, or reading a room for the reaction to your joke — is a behavior known as covert ...

Scientists can finally hear the brain’s quietest messages—unlocking the hidden code behind how neurons think, decide, and ...

Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain's neuronal connections and, as a result, in signal transmission between neurons.