New research reveals that individual neurons follow multiple learning rules simultaneously, challenging the long-held belief that synaptic plasticity operates uniformly throughout the brain.

Chocolate isn't just a sweet indulgence — it's a complex experience that triggers a fascinating response inside your brain. From the moment it touches your ...

Findings challenge the idea that neurons follow a single learning strategy and offer a new perspective on how the brain ...

Amazingly, compassion — because it fosters positive feelings — actually attenuates the empathetic distress that can cause ...

In the past, labeling individual neurons allowed researchers to study the neurons that project from the brain’s cortex to the striatum. The results suggested that the pathways are exclusively ...

See α-Synuclein. Candidate tracer SY08 detects α-synuclein deposits in the brainstem (right) and parietal cortex (left) of ...

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A new study reveals that how your brain reacts to food purchasing decisions can be used to determine your political affiliation with almost 80% accuracy.

A new study has identified the protein hnRNP A1 as a key player in the production and maintenance of myelin, the fatty sheath ...

From a pinprick to a warm breeze, every sensation you perceive begins its journey along this ascending sensory pathway. For the first time, scientists have recreated the entire human nervous system’s ...