The functioning of the brain relies on the precise organization of neuronal connections. In an article published in ...

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Researchers have returned to an underground thermal lake they first came across in 2021 in southern Albania and confirmed it ...

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 ...

As the U.S. population ages, more adults are developing thinking and memory problems, called mild cognitive impairment.

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"To counteract neurodegeneration, we need two things -- stop neuron death and restore function of surviving ... The Pitt study was conducted as part of a pilot clinical trial that enrolled three ...

The former Leinster and Ireland star is among those taking part in the special 800 mile journey that is being taken on behalf ...

While most fish reproduce by laying eggs, some species are live-bearing, or viviparous, and carry their offspring internally.

Hence, researchers often simulate the brain as a network of coupled neural masses, each described by a mean-field model. These models capture the essential features of neuronal populations while ...