Scientists have uncovered a surprisingly large reserve of “silent synapses” in the adult brain—unused neural connections that can be rapidly activated to store new memories.

By tagging neurons with molecular "barcodes," researchers have mapped connections among thousands of neurons in the mouse ...

Over the past decades, neuroscience studies have painted an increasingly detailed picture of the human brain, its organization and how it supports various functions. To plan and execute desired ...

The human brain holds a staggering number of connections, yet scientists have long struggled to explain how it stores so much ...

Scientists from the Nencki Institute and the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have revealed a key mechanism in how our brains change when we learn new information or form memories. A new ...

AT MASS, GENERAL BRIGHAM RESEARCHERS ARE MAPPING ONE OF THE MOST VAST AND MYSTERIOUS LANDSCAPES KNOWN TO SCIENCE A WORLD OF ...

A large-scale study of 5216 brains has found differences in the brains of men and women that might be linked to social and other abilities. Stuart Ritchie and coworkers reported in the 2018 journal ...

A new study shows that music changes brain activity during eye contact, helping people feel more connected and socially ...

Science-backed strategies The brain does not simply deteriorate with age. Research over the past decade has shifted how ...

Historical views of the brain reflect the biases of the time. The industrial age spawned mechanical explanations for the ...