Scientists have created a new way to map how brain cells connect by assigning each neuron a unique molecular “barcode.” Using ...
This energy is critical for maintaining the connections between neurons that enable effective communication. However, in Alzheimer's disease, this essential energy production falters, leading to the ...
Alzheimer's is a devastating disease that results in memory loss and cognitive decline. It's caused by brain cells dying and the brain itself shrinking from a buildup of proteins. Millions of seniors ...
A mouse pup is born with its hippocampus already buzzing with connections. Not a few tentative links between neighboring ...
The circadian clock, an internal timekeeping system, enables organisms to respond to rhythmic environmental changes occurring over 24 hours. The master circadian clock located in the brain regulates ...
Neuron networks in the brains hippocampus, the memory centre, are dense with connections that appear random, but as animals ...