A novel placebo-controlled study has found daily caffeine consumption can significantly reduce the volume of gray matter in ...

The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not ...

Mount SInai researchers identified the cortical amygdala – an olfactory cortical structure – as a key brain region in ...

From a study that analyzed brain images of more than 2,500 people with Parkinson's disease in 20 different countries, scientists were able to identify patterns of neurodegeneration and create metrics ...

This influx of calcium at the contact site attracts and activates a kinase called CaMKII, a protein known to be important in ...

A new study has found that men recovering from alcohol use problems tend to have less brain tissue in areas linked to ...

A new study published in the Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics suggests that the way the brain processes language and ...

By creating a new metric, researchers envision the possibility of diagnostic and treatment advances for the disease, which is estimated to affect about 4 million people worldwide.

New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

New research shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those responsible for propagating molecular signals that make muscles contract are also responsible for transmitting signals in ...