Midbrain neurons are susceptible to energy shortages as they age, which may explain their degeneration in Parkinson’s disease ...

Dopamine neurons in a part of the brain called the midbrain may, with aging, be increasingly susceptible to a vicious spiral ...

Dopamine neurons in a part of the brain called the midbrain may, with aging, be increasingly susceptible to a vicious spiral of decline driven by fuel ...

Habits can feel mysterious, arriving almost overnight or refusing to stick despite weeks of effort. New work on a “hidden ...

Changing levels of the brain protein KCC2 can alter how reward associations form, reshaping the learning process that links ...

A new finding from researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center shows that the learning process of associating cues ...

Dopamine neurons—the cells that drive reward and motivation while we're awake—become surprisingly active during nonrapid eye movement sleep right after we learn something new.

They observe how a Parkinson's protein pierces neuronal membranes, revealing a gradual attack that could open up new ...

Researchers uncovered how shifting levels of a brain protein called KCC2 can reshape the way cues become linked with rewards, ...

With the condition having far fewer treatment options than adult Parkinson’s disease, Irai’s parents were desperate. Through ...

Scientists help mice regain mobility after a stroke using human stem cell transplants, opening up a promising avenue for ...