Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute have discovered that in the cerebral cortex, synaptic signal transmission between brain cells functions very reliably even at low ...

How the brain largely maintains its function when neurons are lost—this is what researchers at the University Medical Center Mainz, the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) and Hebrew ...

Researchers have developed a new approach for describing the shape of the cerebral cortex, and provide evidence that cortices across mammalian species resemble a universal, fractal pattern.

People between 18 and 25 can vote, enlist in the military, and sign binding contracts, yet the brain region responsible for ...

The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen-like perception, thinking, memory storage ...

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy is a major cause of hemorrhagic stroke, a frequent contributor to age-related cognitive impairment, and a key component in adverse responses to beta-amyloid (Aβ) ...

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A new study reveals that losing cerebellar perineuronal nets drives autism social deficits by activating the ARNT2 pathway.

Epigenetic aging clocks use DNA methylation patterns to measure biological age and predict health risks across human tissues.

Millions of older adults have tiny brain hemorrhages called cerebral microbleeds, which are strongly associated with dementia ...