The drug promotes and sustains brain cell connectivity in mice, reversing the effects of chronic stress.

The approach temporarily improved the performance of older adults on memory tasks to be on par with people in their 20s.

Researchers have recorded tens of thousands of brain cells in mice as the animals transitioned from feeling thirsty to quenched.

This posthumously published collection of essays by Oliver Sacks further cements the neurologist’s place in the pantheon of science writers.

Two independent studies in rats find grid cells, which form the brain’s map, are more plastic than thought and are subject to the influence of reward.

A gene helps motor neurons successfully venture out from the spinal cord to muscles during mouse development.

Despite doubts last year about human adult neurogenesis, a study shows even 80-year-olds develop new cells in the hippocampus, but such growth is diminished in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

A mouse study finds that when blood platelets are activated during exercise, they release factors that increase the number of newborn neurons in the hippocampus.

Frequent use of high-strength cannabis may increase the risk of mental health problems, according to a large-scale epidemiological study.

A study links having a male twin with women’s educational, financial, and childbearing decisions. Researchers suspect prenatal exposure to testosterone may play a role.