The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is a key brain region for dopamine production and the regulation of reward-related behaviors.

The activity of certain neurons may influence our endurance for exercise, and these could be targeted to help us run faster for longer ...

New findings from Karolinska Institutet reveal how the gene HNRNPU coordinates several fundamental molecular processes during ...

Studies on the neurons of mice suggest our own human endurance may have more to do with the brain than our physique.

AI-powered gene maps reveal the hidden control centers driving Alzheimer’s disease — and point to new hope for treatment.

Studies reveal the therapeutic mechanism of action for levetiracetam to prevent the production of Aβ and, consequently, downstream irreversible damage.

Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are often thought of as irreversible. But the ...

To think, feel, talk and move, neurons send messages through electrical signals in the brain and spinal cord. This intricate ...

How did the complexity of many organisms living today evolve from the simpler body plans of their ancestors? This is a central question in biology. Take our hands, for example: Every time we type a ...

Experiments mapping individual neurons in the sensorimotor cortex of mice show that sharp transitions in functional properties can define cortical regions.

Scientists have found a key brain network that’s disrupted by Parkinson’s disease, according to a study published today in ...

An “extraordinary” brain network discovery shows that Parkinson’s disease may not be a movement disorder after all ...