A newly discovered developmental process reveals that the brain’s primary memory center starts out with an excess of tangled, ...

Researchers have shown for the first time that malfunctioning mitochondria — the cell’s energy generators — may directly ...

How do we learn to remember? At the most fundamental level, it's all about chemicals and electricity. Beyond their roles in ...

A new study reveals that the memory for a specific experience is stored in multiple parallel 'copies'. These are preserved for varying durations, modified to certain degrees, and sometimes deleted ...

Neurodevelopment involves the brain's formation of systems responsible for learning, memory, social skills, and overall function. Critical neurodevelopmental processes such as neurogenesis, synaptic ...

The difference between the brain's predicted age and actual chronological age, called a brain age gap, may influence the relationship between cognitive impairment risk factors, like high blood ...

Researchers are studying whether taking extra vitamin D during pregnancy could affect their babies’ brain development.