To understand how memories are formed and maintained, neuroscientists travel far beyond the cell body in search of answers.

A gene essential for information storage in the brain engages an autoregulatory feedback loop to consolidate memory.

Madness and Memory, Promoting the Planck Club, The Carnivore Way, and The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons

Conversations between the immune and central nervous systems are proving to be essential for the healthy social behavior, learning, and memory.

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Researchers are using souped-up mass spectrometry to localize proteins within brain cells.

Glial cells were once considered neurons’ supporting actors, but new methods and model organisms are revealing their true importance in brain function.

Viruses, Diseases Author: Karen Young Kreeger Sidebar: Professional Resources for Viral Disease Researchers In the mid- to late 1980s, numerous correlations were discovered between viruses and various types of cancers. For example, Epstein-Barr virus was associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and B-cell lymphoma, hepatitis B virus with liver cancer, and human papillomavirus with cervical cancer. Now, a decade later, basic and clinical scientists are finding out that viruses may also play a r

Once thought only to attack neurons, immune cells turn out to be vital for central nervous system function.

From a rapid molecular test for COVID-19 to tools that can characterize the antibodies produced in the plasma of patients recovering from the disease, this year’s winners reflect the research community’s shared focus in a challenging year.