Newfound 'switchboard' helps brain form new memories without forgetting older ones

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe brain may reuse some cells to store many different memories without mixing them up with or erasing older memories, a new study in mice suggest

Updated on: July 13,2026

Newfound 'switchboard' helps brain form new memories without forgetting older ones

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe brain may reuse some cells to store many different memories without mixing them up with or erasing older memories, a new study in mice suggest

Updated on:July 13,2026

How the brain regulates learning on a cellular level: 3D maps reveal synapses reorganizing in real time

bySalk InstituteLong-term potentiation increases presynaptic terminal and mitochondrial volumes while decreasing synaptic vesicle density, as seen in control (left) versus long-term potentiation (righ

Updated on: July 11,2026

How the brain regulates learning on a cellular level: 3D maps reveal synapses reorganizing in real time

bySalk InstituteLong-term potentiation increases presynaptic terminal and mitochondrial volumes while decreasing synaptic vesicle density, as seen in control (left) versus long-term potentiation (righ

Updated on:July 11,2026

How the brain predicts social interaction before it starts

byHebrew University of JerusalemAn experimental assay enables simultaneous recording of social behavior and large-scale neural activity at cellular resolution.AA schematic of the experimental social a

Updated on: July 02,2026

How the brain predicts social interaction before it starts

byHebrew University of JerusalemAn experimental assay enables simultaneous recording of social behavior and large-scale neural activity at cellular resolution.AA schematic of the experimental social a

Updated on:July 02,2026

Brain 'growth charts' map white matter changes across the human lifespan

byKeck School of Medicine of USCStatistical charts compiled from a large population allow brain abnormalities to be detected in new individuals. Credit: Stevens INIResearchers at the USC Mark and Mary

Updated on: June 28,2026

Brain 'growth charts' map white matter changes across the human lifespan

byKeck School of Medicine of USCStatistical charts compiled from a large population allow brain abnormalities to be detected in new individuals. Credit: Stevens INIResearchers at the USC Mark and Mary

Updated on:June 28,2026

AI decodes epilepsy signals in brain waves before seizures appear

byUniversity of DelawareAustin Brockmeier (left) and Amanda Hernan (right) converse in the north atrium of UD's Health Sciences Complex, where their collaboration began after Brockmeier presented

Updated on: June 24,2026

AI decodes epilepsy signals in brain waves before seizures appear

byUniversity of DelawareAustin Brockmeier (left) and Amanda Hernan (right) converse in the north atrium of UD's Health Sciences Complex, where their collaboration began after Brockmeier presented

Updated on:June 24,2026

Potential gene therapy for late-stage Parkinson's side-effects uncovered

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityAntagonism of A2aR and knockdown of GluN2B-NMDARs in iSPNs attenuate LID behaviors. Credit:Neuron(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2026.04.023Northwestern Medicine

Updated on: June 24,2026

Potential gene therapy for late-stage Parkinson's side-effects uncovered

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityAntagonism of A2aR and knockdown of GluN2B-NMDARs in iSPNs attenuate LID behaviors. Credit:Neuron(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2026.04.023Northwestern Medicine

Updated on:June 24,2026

2024 saw Parkinson disease death rate of 72 per 100,000 adults aged 65 and older

by Elana GotkineThe age-adjusted Parkinson disease death rate among adults aged 65 years and older declined from 2021 to 2024, according to a June 4 data briefpublishedby the National Center for Healt

Updated on: June 23,2026

2024 saw Parkinson disease death rate of 72 per 100,000 adults aged 65 and older

by Elana GotkineThe age-adjusted Parkinson disease death rate among adults aged 65 years and older declined from 2021 to 2024, according to a June 4 data briefpublishedby the National Center for Healt

Updated on:June 23,2026

Mirror-image pain after stroke may arise as LPA-driven inflammation crosses corpus callosum

byKyoto UniversityLPA propagates inflammatory signals through the corpus callosum via microglia, leading to neuroinflammation and pain in the contralateral brain. Credit: BioRender / Hiroyuki NeyamaA

Updated on: June 22,2026

Mirror-image pain after stroke may arise as LPA-driven inflammation crosses corpus callosum

byKyoto UniversityLPA propagates inflammatory signals through the corpus callosum via microglia, leading to neuroinflammation and pain in the contralateral brain. Credit: BioRender / Hiroyuki NeyamaA

Updated on:June 22,2026

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

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

Boosting good gut bacteria population through targeted interventions may slow cognitive decline

bySanjukta Mondal, Medical XpressMicrobiota-targeted interventions are associated with improvements in memory, executive function, and global cognition. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Rese

Updated on: June 15,2026

Boosting good gut bacteria population through targeted interventions may slow cognitive decline

bySanjukta Mondal, Medical XpressMicrobiota-targeted interventions are associated with improvements in memory, executive function, and global cognition. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Rese

Updated on:June 15,2026

Language processing requires rapid cross-talk across brain regions, researchers discover

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonSchema of main effects of concreteness across multiple processing windows. Credit:PLOS Biology(2026). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003723Multiple re

Updated on: June 15,2026

Language processing requires rapid cross-talk across brain regions, researchers discover

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonSchema of main effects of concreteness across multiple processing windows. Credit:PLOS Biology(2026). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003723Multiple re

Updated on:June 15,2026