SuperAger brains have a special supportive cellular environment in the hippocampus, which has also been termed as a ...

A new study reveals that astrocytes—star-shaped support cells traditionally viewed as passive partners of neurons—play a ...

"Super-agers" seem to produce more new nerve cells in a brain region important for memory than other people their age ...

A pair of new studies have provided fresh evidence in the long-running scientific debate—and the result could be ...

Oxytocin, a hormone renowned for fostering emotional, also plays a pivotal role in cognitive functions such as learning and memory.

A new study reveals that astrocytes-star-shaped support cells traditionally viewed as passive partners of neurons-play a previously underappreciated ...

Astrocytes in the cerebellum trigger a shift in GABA signaling during late adolescence, enabling adult-level motor coordination.

If you’re feeling like you’ve got too much on your plate and a brain that’s running on low battery; foggy, frazzled, mildly ...

A new study reveals that astrocytes—star-shaped support cells traditionally viewed as passive partners of neurons—play a ...

The results include a comparison between two different basis functions for temporal selectivity and how these generate different predictions for the dynamics of neural populations. The conclusions are ...

Superagers’ memory capacity rivals that of younger adults. A new study suggests their brains’ robust production of new neurons may be why.

Cocaine addiction isn’t simply a failure of willpower — it’s the result of lasting biological changes in the brain.