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 ...

Anatomical and molecular abnormalities of excitatory neurons in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) are found in schizophrenia. We hypothesized that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF ...

The cerebral cortex, the outermost layer of the brain, is the central driver of various human capabilities, including decision-making, perception, language and memory. Understanding how the ...

Integration Integration was a recurring theme throughout Cozolino’s book. He speaks of “attempting to bridge the gap between the biological and social sciences” through interpersonal neurobiology and ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans produce detailed images of the organs and tissues in the body. Learn more about its uses here.

Fluctuations in nonlinear systems can enhance the synchronization with weak input signals. Chaotic resonance (CR) is one of such phenomena, caused by a system-intrinsic chaotic fluctuation. CR is ...

Intracortical brain-computer interfaces (iBCIs) provide people with paralysis a means to control devices with signals decoded from brain activity. Despite recent impressive advances, these devices ...

OBJECTIVES Silent brain infarction (SBI) is of growing interest as a possible risk factor for symptomatic stroke. Although morphological characteristics of SBI have been well defined, their ...