Scientists are testing a strikingly simple idea for calming some of the brain’s most stubborn seizures: remove the aging ...

A vanishingly rare genetic glitch in a single enzyme can erase a newborn’s brain cells in a matter of weeks, leaving doctors ...

An interactive toolbox for standardizing, validating, simulating, reducing, and exploring detailed biophysical models that can be used to reveal how morpho-electric properties map to dendritic and ...

Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain's neuronal connections and, as a result, in signal transmission between neurons.

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Imagine watching a conversation between brain cells, seeing chemical messages pass from one neuron to another. Scientists can ...

Scientists can finally hear the brain’s quietest messages—unlocking the hidden code behind how neurons think, decide, and ...

Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain's neuronal connections, and as a result, in signal ...

Explore the potential of experimental drug NU-9 in early Alzheimer's intervention, targeting toxic amyloid beta forms.

Study finds ultrathin tubes connecting brain cells that transport Alzheimer's proteins. The network changes months before ...

Northwestern University scientists are developing an experimental drug that could serve as an early intervention for Alzheimer’s disease.