Groundbreaking neurobiologist, Dr. Gina Turrigiano heads up the Turrigiano Lab in Brandeis University’s Biology Department. Dr. Turrigiano’s work focuses on brain plasticity. Our conversation covered ...

For decades, the scientific theory of depression focused on chemicals — serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine. Nearly every ...

It’s no secret exercise is good for your body—but what about your brain? Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Neurobiology and vice chair for Faculty Affairs and Development ...

Why is the timing of trauma so important? New research shows that estrogen levels in the hippocampus at the moment of stress ...

Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurobiology, says studies show that exercise can significantly improve many aspects of brain ...

For most of the 20th century, the scientific consensus held that the adult brain was essentially fixed, unable to grow new connections or recover lost function after a critical window in childhood.

The literature states that in 1858, Rudolf Virchow introduced the term neuroglia as a descriptor. This was based on his observations of the biological connections between the brain and spinal cord. He ...

Since time immemorial, the sentient self-reflective universal human condition has asked two questions: Who are we, and what are we? These two questions were then divided into two categories: the ...