Manipulating important non-neuronal brain cells called astrocytes using light prevented fear memories from being retained ...

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"Learning and memory are generally associated with brains and brain cells alone, but our study shows that other cells in the ...

Researchers have revealed how two neural circuits located in the brain's retrosplenial cortex are directly linked to spatial navigation and memory storage. This discovery could lead to more precise ...

In mice, stress altered the way that the brain packaged memories, resulting in an unnecessary fear response — but drugs were ...

A nonprofit assisting dementia patients and their families gave out free memory screenings in southeast Grand Rapids Thursday ...

Researchers led by the University of California, Irvine are the first to reveal how two neural circuits located in the ...

Alexey Pajitnov, who created the ubiquitous game in 1984, opens up about his failed projects and his desire to design another ...