For Alzheimer’s Scientists, the Amyloid Debate Has No Easy Answers
For years, potential therapies that attack this brain protein have failed to help patients in clinical trials. Now—surprisingly—a new drug shows promise. ..
For years, potential therapies that attack this brain protein have failed to help patients in clinical trials. Now—surprisingly—a new drug shows promise. ..
Despite having tiny arthropod brains, spiders in a new experiment showed some complex cognitive calculations. ..
When the brain encodes memories as positive or negative, a small peptide called neurotensin determines which way they will go. ..
Delivering small bursts of electric current via brain implants has long been used to treat Parkinson’s and epilepsy. Can it work for psychiatric conditions? ..
Tiny cell clusters called organoids integrated with the animals’ own tissue, a step toward developing sophisticated mini-models of the brain. ..
Playfulness and tickling aren’t always considered “serious” subjects, but a new study shows how they can address key questions about the brain. ..
The Allen Institute’s release includes recordings from a whopping 300,000 mouse neurons. Now the challenge is figuring out what to do with all that data. ..
Neural networks can use self-supervised learning to figure out what matters. This process might be what helps humans do the same. ..
Neurons get a lot of attention—but researchers think this star-shaped brain cell type could hold the key to treating some disorders. ..
Many people report that their aches and pains intensify when they’re trying to sleep, but new research into the circadian clock helps explain this mystery. ..