Scientists have employed a novel two-step method of labeling neurotransmitter receptor proteins to track their localization efficiently. The neurons in our nervous system "talk" to each other by ...

New research has revealed how the tau protein, a critical element in the formation of Alzheimer's disease, is also involved in normal learning processes in the healthy brain -- potentially providing a ...

In a new study Indiana University researchers observed episodic memory in rats to a degree never documented before, suggesting that rats can serve as a model for complex cognitive processes often ...