Scientists from the Nencki Institute and the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have revealed a key mechanism in how our brains change when we learn new information or form memories. A new ...

The interdependence between the brain and the immune system is essential for lifelong brain health. This article explores how understanding the brain–immune ecosystem brings insights to the molecular ...

New research published in Nature Neuroscience provides evidence that a non-hallucinogenic analog of psychedelic drugs can stimulate brain cell growth through the same molecular pathway as traditional ...

Research has long confirmed that brain plasticity is a universal truth. This, of course, is good news. However, this good news about the brain’s ability to change itself, according to research, takes ...

Young minds are easily molded. Each new experience rewires a child's brain circuitry, adding and removing synaptic connections between neurons. These wiring patterns become more stable with age, but ...