Researchers from the Nencki Institute and Max Planck Florida Institute uncovered how proteins BDNF and MMP-9 work together to ...

Scientists have developed a brain-inspired semiconductor that can adjust its responses based on experience, much like human neurons do through “intrinsic plasticity.” ...

A study by the Center for Regenerative Therapies in Dresden suggests what every parent with children who scream all the time ...

A painless, non-invasive brain stimulation technique can significantly improve how young adults learn maths, my colleagues and I found in a recent study. In a paper in PLOS Biology, we describe how ...

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 ...

Scientists from the Nencki Institute and the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have revealed a key mechanism in ...

A new interdisciplinary research study has revealed a surprising insight: local release of dopamine – a molecule best known for its role in the brain’s reward system – is a key factor in acquiring new ...

From writing an article and typing to playing a violin or being a tennis star, the learning of tasks involving movement is one of the brain’s most complex challenges. How does one acquire new motor ...

Whether it's solving puzzles, cycling, or tinkering, Bill Nye says he rarely sits still. "I like to keep busy," Bill Nye the ...