Amyloid proteins are typically considered bad guys, but researchers been investigating whether a version may be key to forming long-term memories.

Researchers led by Min Zhang and Dabao Zhang of the University of California, Irvine's Joe C. Wen School of Population & ...

There’s a lot to love about brains. They are arguably the most complex organ in the entire human body. 86 billion neurons send electrical and chemical signals back and forth within your brain to ...

Dementia is a term used to describe memory loss, impaired reasoning, difficulties communicating and other mental impairments ...

Researchers say human versions of identified fruit fly chaperone proteins have been implicated in schizophrenia.

Amyloids are typically associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinsons. They form tightly packed, highly stable "detrimental" protein fibers that destroy ...

For much of the 20th century it was thought that the adult brain was incapable of regeneration. This view has since shifted dramatically and neurogenesis – the birth of new neurons – is now a widely ...

Neurobehavioural therapy can transform brain connectivity in functional neurological disorders, highlighting the link between cognition, emotion, and behavior.

Novel, ring-inserts' are prepared (1) and loaded with growth factors of interest using microcontact printing (2). Brain slices taken from postnatal day 8-10 mice are added (3) and nerve fibers grow ...