The cerebellum (Latin for "little brain") has long been considered the seat of muscle memory and learning new motor skills. When I was growing up, my father, who was both a neuroscientist and my ...

In an important study for understanding how memories are made, cientists show that the flexibility of chromatin -- packaged DNA inside the cell -- plays a crucial role in 'deciding' which neurons are ...

Epigenetics refers to how your behaviors and environment can cause changes that affect the way your genes work, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Unlike genetic changes or ...

The expression of genes has to be carefully regulated in cells; active genes give cells their identity and ability to function. Epigenetic features are just one way that cells control gene expression, ...

To what extent can parents’ experiences before conception influence their offspring’s development, behavior, and long-term health? It’s an increasingly common question that scientists can’t answer — ...

When we form a new memory, the brain undergoes physical and functional changes known collectively as a "memory trace." A memory trace represents the specific patterns of activity and structural ...