Learning to play music can improve older people's brain function, study suggests

by Sean Barton,University of SheffieldCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImprovising music could help to improve older people's cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research

Updated on: February 20,2026

Learning to play music can improve older people's brain function, study suggests

by Sean Barton,University of SheffieldCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImprovising music could help to improve older people's cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research

Updated on:February 20,2026

Exploring how the visual system recovers following injury

bySociety for NeuroscienceMicroscopy image showing sparsely labeled axons in a mouse optic nerve shortly after traumatic brain injury. Axons are the long projections of neurons that carry electrical s

Updated on: February 09,2026

Exploring how the visual system recovers following injury

bySociety for NeuroscienceMicroscopy image showing sparsely labeled axons in a mouse optic nerve shortly after traumatic brain injury. Axons are the long projections of neurons that carry electrical s

Updated on:February 09,2026

Observing synapses in action: Images capture real-time neurotransmitter release

byMax Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineThe image taken at the CFcryo-EM (Core Facility for cryo-Electron Microscopy) captures the moment during which a vesicle (arrow) fuses with the cell membran

Updated on: February 27,2026

Observing synapses in action: Images capture real-time neurotransmitter release

byMax Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineThe image taken at the CFcryo-EM (Core Facility for cryo-Electron Microscopy) captures the moment during which a vesicle (arrow) fuses with the cell membran

Updated on:February 27,2026

Inflammation-induced metabolic shifts linked to brain disorders

by Kindai UniversityThis illustration depicts the experimental workflow using a mouse model of LPS-induced acute systemic inflammation and PiTMaP-based metabolomics. Metabolic profiles were compared a

Updated on: February 16,2026

Inflammation-induced metabolic shifts linked to brain disorders

by Kindai UniversityThis illustration depicts the experimental workflow using a mouse model of LPS-induced acute systemic inflammation and PiTMaP-based metabolomics. Metabolic profiles were compared a

Updated on:February 16,2026

Brain circuit links memory to hearing, revealing how learned sounds guide behavior

by Anastasia Salamastrakis,Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthPRh input in the auditory cortex during learning of an auditory discrimination task. Credit:Science Advances(2026). DOI: 10

Updated on: July 25,2026

Brain circuit links memory to hearing, revealing how learned sounds guide behavior

by Anastasia Salamastrakis,Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthPRh input in the auditory cortex during learning of an auditory discrimination task. Credit:Science Advances(2026). DOI: 10

Updated on:July 25,2026

How the brain dynamically reconfigures networks during speech processing

byReichman UniversityActivation maps resulting from the contrast connected intoned speech > rest superimposed onto the MNI152 standard brain template. Brain regions activated during speech processi

Updated on: February 15,2026

How the brain dynamically reconfigures networks during speech processing

byReichman UniversityActivation maps resulting from the contrast connected intoned speech > rest superimposed onto the MNI152 standard brain template. Brain regions activated during speech processi

Updated on:February 15,2026

Psychological interventions may be effective for functional seizures

by Elana GotkinePsychological interventions may be effective for achieving freedom from functional seizures, according to new practice guidelines issued by the American Academy of Neurology and publis

Updated on: February 27,2026

Psychological interventions may be effective for functional seizures

by Elana GotkinePsychological interventions may be effective for achieving freedom from functional seizures, according to new practice guidelines issued by the American Academy of Neurology and publis

Updated on:February 27,2026

Chemical compound clears misfolded tau, protects neurons in a model of frontotemporal dementia

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University in St. LouisResearchers at WashU Medicine have shown that a novel compound they developed can clear a harmful protein from human neurons modeling fronto

Updated on: April 19,2026

Chemical compound clears misfolded tau, protects neurons in a model of frontotemporal dementia

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University in St. LouisResearchers at WashU Medicine have shown that a novel compound they developed can clear a harmful protein from human neurons modeling fronto

Updated on:April 19,2026

Unraveling the neural circuitry that makes mice attack

byUniversity of TsukubaCredit:iScience(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.115427When defending their territory, male mice typically appear threatening before launching an attack, ensuring that aggression

Updated on: April 07,2026

Unraveling the neural circuitry that makes mice attack

byUniversity of TsukubaCredit:iScience(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.115427When defending their territory, male mice typically appear threatening before launching an attack, ensuring that aggression

Updated on:April 07,2026

Targeted ultrasound may help the brain overcome fear more quickly

byRadboud UniversityCredit: Radboud UniversityNeuroscientist Sjoerd Meijer of the Donders Institute at Radboud University has shown for the first time that targeted ultrasonic sound waves can help the

Updated on: June 16,2026

Targeted ultrasound may help the brain overcome fear more quickly

byRadboud UniversityCredit: Radboud UniversityNeuroscientist Sjoerd Meijer of the Donders Institute at Radboud University has shown for the first time that targeted ultrasonic sound waves can help the

Updated on:June 16,2026

First functional brain atlas shows how communication networks change from infancy to old age

byPaul Arnold, Medical XpressOverview of gradient manifold computation and its interpretation.a, For each individual, the fMRI signal is mapped to the cortical surface and an FC matrix is computed usi

Updated on: June 17,2026

First functional brain atlas shows how communication networks change from infancy to old age

byPaul Arnold, Medical XpressOverview of gradient manifold computation and its interpretation.a, For each individual, the fMRI signal is mapped to the cortical surface and an FC matrix is computed usi

Updated on:June 17,2026

Spleen identified as new target in stroke recovery

byLa Trobe UniversityImages of brain inflammation following stroke show a 30% reduction following medical intervention. Credit: La Trobe UniversityScientists have uncovered an important new link betwe

Updated on: June 14,2026

Spleen identified as new target in stroke recovery

byLa Trobe UniversityImages of brain inflammation following stroke show a 30% reduction following medical intervention. Credit: La Trobe UniversityScientists have uncovered an important new link betwe

Updated on:June 14,2026