Neurons are important, but they are not everything. Indeed, it is "cartilage," in the form of clusters of extracellular matrix molecules called chondroitin sulfates, located in the outside nerve cells ...

Cognitive ageing is characterised by gradual changes in memory, executive function and processing speed that vary markedly across individuals. Underlying these changes are structural alterations such ...

Why is it that we can remember today what we learned yesterday?Hearing someone's voice can suddenly bring back a scene from the past. When performing an action we have practiced many times, our bodies ...

For over a decade, neuroscientists have been trying to figure out how neurogenesis (the birth of new neurons) and neuroplasticity (the malleability of neural circuits) work together to reshape how we ...

A new review in Molecular Biology Reports details how the polyphenol resveratrol may protect and enhance synaptic plasticity ...

Normandie University researchers have identified critical links between the brain's inhibitory memory control mechanisms and resilience to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They examined how the ...

Researchers used advanced MRI techniques to track how the human brain changes when learning a new motor sequence. They found that practicing a new skill causes a temporary swelling of brain cells ...

A new narrative review unpacks how coffee may sharpen thinking and protect the brain while highlighting why its true mechanisms remain elusive. Neurocognitive and Neurological Effects of Coffee and ...

That increasing forgetfulness you’ve been experiencing in your thirties isn’t an inevitable part of getting older, it’s your brain sending urgent distress signals about lifestyle factors that are ...