A new study reveals how young synapses gradually mature to send chemical signals correctly — a process that can take days and depends on neural activity.

Nervous system functions, from motion to perception to cognition, depend on the active zones of neural circuit connections, ...

New research reveals a surprising link between cholesterol and brain health. Lowering bad cholesterol, or LDL, may reduce ...

Nervous system functions, from motion to perception to cognition, depend on the active zones of neural circuit connections ...

Wiring up the brain's trillions of circuit connections is an enormous job performed by a huge crew of molecules. Among the less understood members are circular RNAs, transcripts from DNA that assume a ...

UC San Diego researchers found that ancient hominids were widely exposed to lead, potentially hindering brain and language ...

Prof. Dr. Volker Haucke, Director at the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) and Professor of Molecular Pharmacology at Freie Universität Berlin, has once again been awarded ...

A new study suggests that exposure to lead may have limited brain and language development in Neanderthals, but a gene ...

A new color-changing material can remember and forget like a brain cell, creating self-erasing images that hide information ...

UVA researcher Ashley Brandebura helped uncover how a missing brain molecule may hold promise for treating Down syndrome.

Science shows that constant complaining doesn't just spread negativity, it actually changes your brain's wiring.

Faulty brain circuits seen in Down syndrome may be caused by the lack of a particular molecule essential for the development ...