A team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, explains in a paper published in PLOS Pathogens how a ...

A new study reveals that the brain rapidly rewires itself to map rewarding experiences like food, even when the location of those rewards changes.

The brain is like an ecosystem—thousands of different types of cells connect to form one big, interdependent web.And just as biologists document species of plants and animals, neuroscientists ...

Gene delivery systems can target specific brain cells, a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

To the point. Nerve cells in the hypothalamus: These neurons influence eating behavior and weight gain. Hormone-controlled: These nerve cells are controlled by the hormone leptin, which suppresses ...

The Trump administration is escalating its campaign against international students at U.S. colleges and universities, announcing that it will begin “aggressively” revoking the visas of Chinese ...

Epigenetic regulation of neural stem cell aging in the mouse hippocampus ... goat anti-DCX (1:500, sc-8066, Santa Cruz Biotechnology); rabbit anti-DCX (1:500, 4604, Cell Signaling Technology); mouse ...

Dr. Suzuki's fascination with the hippocampus—a critical brain structure involved in forming and retaining long-term memories—was sparked by the case of Henry Molaison (known as HM).