Jef Akst was managing editor of The Scientist, where she started as an intern in 2009 after receiving a master’s degree from Indiana University in April 2009 studying the mating behavior of seahorses.

The role of neurogenesis in verbal learning and memory highlights the value of studying human brain tissue. These highly valuable surgical specimens were generously donated by patients of the ...

While most fish reproduce by laying eggs, some species are live-bearing, or viviparous, and carry their offspring internally.

a brain region involved in learning and memory. When the animals heard the noise, those that could make new hippocampal neurons immediately stopped slurping water and looked around, but the animals ...

Stationed within the meninges, squads of immune cells lie in wait, ready to unleash an inflammatory assault within the brain if needed. Holding these trigger-happy troops back during peacetime falls ...

Research indicates that following the onset of an acquired brain injury (ABI), the brain initiates an immediate neurobiological response to help restore the brain and body to the homeostatic state ...

It increases blood flow and oxygen in the brain, boosts neurogenesis in parts of the brain like the hippocampus (key to memory formation), and helps to support neural function in other ways.

Ageing is associated with progressive mental decline . This is due to loss of brain volume and inadequate generation of new neurons (nerve cells) .

A 2013 study published in Brain Structure and Function involving mice found that silence can be a proactive catalyst for neurogenesis ... crucial to remember that human brains are considerably ...

Neuroscientists estimate that the human brain contains around 100 billion neurons, sending and receiving electrical signals to each other. They are made by something called neural stem cells.