Adult brain plasticity autism treatment may have a new molecular target: a Mass General Brigham Nature study showed that ...

Gene therapy targeting Meis2 restored experience-related brain plasticity in NDD models. Spatial and social memory improved ...

A gene therapy targeting parvalbumin inhibitory neurons has restored experience-dependent plasticity and reduced seizure frequency in a mouse model of neurodevelopmental disorders, offering a ...

Some of the symptoms of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) such as autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy may result from dysfunction of certain neurons in the brain and their ability to change their ...

Walk 10,000 steps a day, cut back alcohol, get better sleep at night, stay socially active—we're told that changes like these can prevent up to 40% of dementia cases worldwide. The truth, however, is ...

A new study shows that the widely used antidepressant fluoxetine does more than boost serotonin levels: it changes how brain cells manage their energy and rebuild their connections, potentially ...

A new study from Pitt researchers challenges a decades-old assumption in neuroscience by showing that the brain uses distinct transmission sites - not a shared site - to achieve different types of ...

Walk 10,000 steps a day, cut back alcohol, get better sleep at night, stay socially active — we’re told that changes like these can prevent up to 40 per cent of dementia cases worldwide. Given that ...