The teenage brain isn’t just trimming connections—it’s secretly building powerful new neural hotspots that may shape the mind ...

Adolescence marks an important transition not just socially and physically, but neurologically. During this period, higher cognitive ...

A new study on the detriments of too many synaptic connections in the mouse cerebellum by neuroscientists at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis corroborates previous human ...

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National Coalition of Independent Scholars (NCIS), Mions, France. This article proposes a theoretical autism cascade model linking three early-life exposures—exclusive formula feeding, early ...

Researchers may have uncovered a shared pathway linking protein buildup and inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease. Their findings suggest neurons themselves could be active players in memory loss.

Welcome back to Birdbrained Science! Last time, we touched on the ‘bird’ aspect with migration and today, we’ll cover some brain stuff — let’s talk about pruning. However it happens, we know that once ...

Pruning is an important task to help ensure plant health and keep the perennial garden thriving. In my work as a professional gardener, I try to observe the recommended guidelines for pruning shrubs ...

1 Department of Neurosurgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China 2 Center for Precision Neurosurgery and Oncology of Peking University Health Science Center, Peking ...