A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology has not only learned a simple visual ...

The brain’s chatter has always been partly out of reach, with electrical spikes easy to record but the chemical whispers ...

Researchers have engineered a next-generation glutamate sensor, iGluSnFR4, capable of detecting the faintest incoming ...

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

Someone suffering from stress or mental health problems may suddenly feel lazy or hesitant to do the most basic things.

Medical professionals are warning that three tell-tale signs upon waking could signal an elevated risk of dementia. A ...

Health professionals have warned that three morning symptoms could indicate you're at higher risk of dementia. A fairly ...

Explore new insights into neurodegenerative therapies as researchers observe learning mechanisms in the living brain.

A new protein sensor lets researchers see incoming brain signals, revealing how neurons process information tied to memory ...

Alzheimer’s disease does not happen overnight. It comes on slowly, with early warning signs that are often easy to miss. And ...

Precise changes in the connectivity between neurons caused by an imbalance of gut bacteria may help explain depressive ...

A biologically grounded computational model built to mimic real neural circuits, not trained on animal data, learned a visual categorization task just as actual lab animals do, matching their accuracy ...