In October 2023, Neuroscience News reported research showing that the hippocampus does much more than store memories. Drawing ...

The activity of certain neurons may influence our endurance for exercise, and these could be targeted to help us run faster ...

A male fruit fly in a laboratory chamber extends his wings and vibrates them to produce his species' version of a love song.

Exercise does more than strengthen muscles; it also rewires the brain. In a study published in Neuron, researchers reveal that the lasting gain in endurance from repeated exercise—such as the ability ...

The effects of exercise would not be nearly as powerful without the input of the brain, according to new research. A study on ...

Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are often thought of as irreversible. But the ...

Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them - signaling molecules, nutrients, even ...

The work reveals that the brain — in mice and, presumably, in humans — is actively involved in the development of endurance, ...

New experiments reveal how astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. The results suggest ...

It turns out we might be building up our brain when we exercise.” Betley is corresponding author of the researchers’ published paper in Neuron, titled “ Exercise-induced activation of ventromedial ...

Training AI models using neurons. Getting hydrogen energy from water using sunlight. Elon Musk’s pivot to the Moon. All that ...

The study reveals that hippocampal microglia actively regulate adult neurogenesis. When TGF-beta signaling is absent, ...