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

Synaptic plasticity—the brain's ability to modify the connections between neurons to support learning—is one of the neural functions profoundly altered in Huntington's disease, with a direct impact on ...

Scientists disclose how mitochondria control tissue rejuvenation and synaptic plasticity in the adult mouse brain. Nerve cells (neurons) are amongst the most complex cell types in our body. They ...

CCN1 is a key factor for stabilizing brain circuits in adulthood, offering a therapeutic target for conditions, such as Alzheimer's and PTSD.

New research shows how CCN1, a protein secreted by astrocytes, is critical for stabilizing neural circuits in adulthood.

Unlock a sharper mind with a simple eating strategy that goes beyond weight loss. Emerging science reveals how strategically ...

Optogenetic climbing fiber activation regulates experience-dependent plasticity in the primary somatosensory cortex of mice, suggesting a role of the olivo-cerebellum in instructive signaling across ...

It appears that new cells compete to ‘win’ synapse connections away from old cells, which promotes network plasticity. Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D. One goal in neurobiology is to understand how the ...

Young minds are easily molded. Each new experience rewires a child's brain circuitry, adding and removing synaptic ...

In December of 1993, former World Boxing Champion John Famechon (who had sustained severe incapacitating brain injuries in August 1991) began a new, complex multi-movement therapy and rehabilitation ...