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It works like a very fine "molecular knob" able to modulate the electrical activity of the neurons of our cerebral cortex, crucial to the functioning of our brain. Its name is Foxg1, it is a gene, and its unprecedented role is the protagonist of the discovery just published in the journal Cerebral Cortex.

World-first research has found that those aged 95 and over demonstrated more activation between the left and right side of their brain than their younger counterparts.

A newly uncovered mechanism may explain an association between the use of proton pump inhibitors and an increased risk of developing dementia.

Researchers have shed light on how the brain can form such enduring links between memories of events separated in time.

A new study suggests that pupil is not only reflexively controlled by the amount of incident light but can follow rhythms that arise in the environment.

Researchers have discovered a molecular mechanism that helps herpes simplex virus to infect the brain.

An international research team led by Sebastian Jessberger, professor at the Brain Research Institute at the University of Zurich (UZH), is now demonstrating for the first time that a lipid metabolism enzyme regulates the lifelong activity of brain stem cells.

The researchers who developed the compound report their findings in the journal ACS Chemical Neuroscience.

University of Tübingen team uncovers a mechanism that sets off an allergic reaction in neutral surroundings without an allergen – sleep plays a key role.

Highly excitable brain neurons in the visual cortex may reduce a person’s ability to visualise things clearly, neuroscience study finds.