A study sheds light on how networks in the brain detect new information, offering insight into disorders like schizophrenia.

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 ...

A trial that will test a noninvasive device called MyoRegulator as a treatment for ALS was cleared to start enrolling ...

A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

Researchers have identified a unique mitochondrial process in CA2 neurons that supports learning, memory, and social ...

Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that supports the brain cells critical for learning, ...

Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease.

Scientists have developed a new kind of laser-based artificial neuron that mimics a biological nerve cell. This artificial ...

Leinster and Ireland rugby legend Gordon D’Arcy has set off on a cycle from Dublin to Edinburgh in aid of Motor Neuron Disease (MND). The former centre, who played 82 times for Ireland, will lead a ...

Scientists have pinpointed a brain circuit that, when activated, reduces anxiety without impairing memory. Using ...