Loss and dysfunction of synapses have been linked to age-related cognitive decline and observed in Alzheimer's and other ...

The cerebral cortex, the brain’s outermost region responsible for higher cognitive functions, depends on a highly ordered, ...

While neurogenesis—the growth of new brain cells—typically slows with age, superagers produce new neurons in the hippocampus at twice the rate of healthy older adults. In contrast, individuals with ...

Researchers discover that the RNA surveillance system NMD and the protein UPF2 are essential for guiding neuronal migration and forming the brain's layered cortex.

A new bioengineered neuronal circuit board "BioConNet" allows scientists to artificially engineer human brain-like wiring at scale and can be used to engineer any possible circuit. The fully ...

Scientists have discovered a specific group of brain cells that create memories of meals, encoding not just what food was eaten but when it was eaten. The findings, published in Nature Communications, ...

Understanding the connection between behavior and brain cell activity is a major goal of neuroscience. To make progress, ...

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In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers have identified the neurogenic ...

A protein called klotho may explain why some people stay razor-sharp into their 90s while others decline decades earlier — and the research is upending everything we assumed about the aging brain.

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