The complexity of the human brain is unparalleled. Fortunately, thanks to constant progress in neuroscience over the past decades, we have started to make some sense of the human brain. For instance, ...

Left: In the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus of 4-5 month-old Rp58 heterozygous-KO mice, DNA damage accumulates in the mossy cells (yellow-green) (ssDNA; red), and the surrounding microglia (blue) ...

A staggering 280 million people suffer with depression worldwide, reports the World Health Organization, and many experience debilitating symptoms that are not effectively treated by currently ...

The activity of Snhg11, a gene found in the 'dark matter' of the genome, is critical for the function and formation of neurons in the hippocampus, specifically in an area critical for learning and ...

Few would challenge the notion that a physically active life is better for the body, including the brain, than one spent parked on the couch. Exercise also reportedly sharpens the mind and fends off ...