Why do beauty standards feel inescapable? Neuroscience and epigenetics reveal how our brains imprint cultural ideals—shaping ...

Here we review these findings and put them into the context of synaptic plasticity, developing a scenario of successive events that may underlie the major forms of long-term potentiation (LTP ...

The microbial ecosystems within our mouths may affect our cognitive function as we age, according to a study. Interventions such as prebiotics, including dietary nitrate, have potential for delaying ...

Long-term depression (LTD) encompasses a family of synaptic plasticity mechanisms that can be triggered by the synaptic or pharmacological activation of glutamate receptors — in particular ...

The physiological power and biological value of brain-derived neurotrophic factor is so significant that it is often referred ...

Activation of the cation channel TRPM2 after middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) induces PSCI-like symptoms, such as memory impairment and deficits in Long-Term Potentiation (LTP). Determining the ...

The largest study to date to analyse millions of both genetic and patient records on the long-term health conditions of later life has identified opportunities for new ways to prevent and treat ...

This work presents potentially important findings suggesting that a combination of transcranial stimulation approaches applied for a short period could improve memory performance after administration.

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Researchers uncovered a striking pattern: heavy cannabis users show reduced brain activity during working memory tasks, the ...

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