A new study from the multidisciplinary brain research center at Bar-Ilan University found that jellyfish and sea anemones ...

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The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

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The world’s most powerful supercomputers can now run simulations of billions of neurons, and researchers hope such models ...

A new study shows that the human brain stores what we remember and the context in which it happens using different neurons.

McGill University researchers found training your brain in a specific, targeted, computerized way can produce important ...

Explore why tau still lacks treatments despite its critical role in Alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies.

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Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven have identified a molecular process that allows motor neurons to maintain protein production, a process that fails in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).