The complexity of the human brain is unparalleled. Fortunately, thanks to constant progress in neuroscience over the past decades, we have started to make some sense of the human brain. For instance, ...

Neurons selective to running trajectories in the rat anterior cingulate cortex are reactivated during observation and interact with hippocampal replay to guide subsequent spatial navigation.

Our brains can distinguish highly similar patterns, thanks to a process called pattern separation. How exactly our brains separate patterns is, however, not full,y understood yet. Using a full-scale ...

A staggering 280 million people suffer with depression worldwide, reports the World Health Organization, and many experience debilitating symptoms that are not effectively treated by currently ...

A new study in mice demonstrates how a high-fat diet may quickly impact the brain, hindering memory formation processes.

December 30, 2008 — Memory decline with age appears partly explained by increased blood glucose levels that cause decreased activity in the dentate gyrus, a new study published in the December issue ...

The evidence and concept of adult neurogenesis have been documented in the scientific literature since the 1960s, with research conducted by Altman (1962) and Altman and Das (1965). These studies have ...

“There is a greater cognitive decline … a decline in mental ability, in being able to perform complex tasks.” Professor Gwenaëlle Douaud, lead author of the UK Biobank study reviewing the impact of ...

Few would challenge the notion that a physically active life is better for the body, including the brain, than one spent parked on the couch. Exercise also reportedly sharpens the mind and fends off ...

An analysis of brain scans of participants in the UK Biobank has shown there are significant differences between the condition of the brain before and after mild COVID-19 infection. These included a ...