A new study from Pitt researchers challenges a decades-old assumption in neuroscience by showing that the brain uses distinct ...

A new study challenges a decades-old assumption in neuroscience by showing that the brain uses distinct transmission sites -- not a shared site -- to achieve different types of plasticity.

A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology has uncovered how the MN1 gene evolved to shape both the ...

Scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant emotional development, ...

The venous system maintains the health of our brains by removing deoxygenated blood and other waste products, but its complexity and variability have made scientific study difficult. Now, a UC ...

The brain's complexity stems from evolutionary layering—new functions built atop ancient foundations, resulting in a tangled ...

However, this trait is one of the most common signs of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) — the most common neurodegenerative ...

A new study suggests that mindfulness training and/or non-invasive brain stimulation could reduce bladder leaks and feelings of urgency in patients with 'latchkey incontinence.' ...

A new study has revealed a set of proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid that could help identify frontotemporal dementia (FTD) ...