Slow the Spread. In the mouse brain, phospho-synuclein pathology (green) accumulates (top) in, from left to right, the motor ...

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers have discovered a dual regulatory mechanism safeguarding ...

A study in The International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms found that Lion’s Mane significantly increased NGF levels, ...

A photothermal, nanoparticle-based deep brain stimulation system restored motor skills in mice with Parkinson’s-like disease ...

Researchers led by Zhentao Zhang at Wuhan University, China have discovered a cholesterol metabolite that plays a critical ...

Striatal dopamine (DA) release regulates reward-related learning and behavioural activation and is believed to consist of a short-lived phasic and continuous tonic component. Here, we build a ...

Conversely, the Salience Network acts as our brain’s spotlight, directing our attention to significant internal and external stimuli. It helps us navigate the emotional highs and lows by highlighting ...

“mature brain-derived neurotrophic factor” (mBDNF). In relation to proBDNF (in their study with rodents), Zhou et al. (2004) found that proBDNF was produced and then expressed in a number of regions ...

Nicole LaBolle noticed a tremor in her arm in her '20s but blamed it on drinking too much coffee and a lack of sleep ...

Newly discovered brain cells count each bite before sending the order to cease eating a meal. Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to ...

Brain samples contained 10 times more microplastics than other organs. The brain may contain higher -- and more significant -- amounts of microplastics than other organs in the body, according to ...

Elon Musk wants to merge humans with AI. And his goal of achieving "symbiosis" with artificial intelligence starts with a brain chip. Neuralink, a company Musk co-founded, is testing linking ...