Hippocampal atrophy is associated with cognitive decline over time, independent of amyloid-beta (Aβ) or tau, new research shows. Investigators note the findings suggest neurological disorders other ...

An international collaborative study led by Australian scientists at the University of Queensland in Brisbane has demonstrated that dietary selenium supplementation mediates exercise-induced adult ...

A research team has discovered new neural circuits that regulate spatial learning and memory in the brain's hippocampal formation. The team identified novel functional roles of new circuit connections ...

New research published in the journal Neuroscience provides evidence that nitrous oxide may be an effective treatment for ...

We’re aware that a good night’s sleep helps to restore energy, but a new study in rats and mice, carried by scientists at Cornell University, has found that sleep also resets another vital function, ...

We often think of memory as stable—a mental archive that stores experiences in neat, retrievable files. But what if those files quietly shift positions, even when the original experience hasn’t ...

A staggering 280 million people suffer with depression worldwide, reports the World Health Organization, and many experience debilitating symptoms that are not effectively treated by currently ...

Successful navigation requires the ability to separate memories in a context-dependent manner. For example, to find lost keys, one must first remember whether the keys were left in the kitchen or the ...

Our hippocampus is a complex brain structure deep in the temporal lobe that plays a major role in learning and memory. It is very plastic and very vulnerable. Hippocampal plasticity is demonstrated in ...