New research reveals coffee’s hidden effects on the gut-brain connection, influencing mood, memory, microbes, and overall ...

The communication network in the developing brain builds when neurons partner up to form contact points called synapses, allowing signals to pass from one cell to another. At the same time, a web of ...

Neurons that fire together, wire together” is not the full story. A novel mechanism explains how the brain can learn across ...

Is brain imaging overlooking the truth? Research shows that "weak" brain connections predict behavior as well as top signals, ...

In this video interview with dvm360 during the 2026 Fetch Charlotte conference, Callie Harris, DVM, broke down the emerging ...

A decade ago in Davos, I spoke on a panel with Dr. Aki Hintsa, an orthopedic and trauma surgeon who was coaching Formula One drivers on brain health and performance. He was also working with Dr. Tommy ...

Adolescence is widely thought to be a time when the brain trims away excess neural connections, refining circuits through synaptic pruning. New research now suggests this view may be incomplete.

Scientists used a tool called SynTrogo to edit brain circuits in mice, showing that trimming select synapses can make ...

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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 ...

Humans are social beings, and it shouldn’t be surprising that there are specific groups of nerve cells in the brain that are directly influenced by social experiences. One important mechanism ...