A new study shows that our brains physically link memories formed close together in time through changes in the dendrites of neurons, rather than in the cell bodies.

If you've ever noticed how memories from the same day seem connected while events from weeks apart feel separate, a new study reveals the reason: Our brains physically link memories that occur close ...

In reality, actual brain tissue looks pretty much nothing ... like a repeating ladder all along the length of dendrites – the tree-branch-like extensions that project out from nerve cells.

Rejuvenating the brain's lymphatic vessels can enhance memory in aging mice by improving the removal of waste products from ...

Between the axon of a transmitting neuron and the dendrite of a receiving neuron is a gap called the synapse—the site at which signals are passed between the brain cells. The nervous system ...

ladder-like pattern along the entire length of the dendrites -- the branch-like extensions on brain cells that receive incoming signals. Around the same time, Senior Group Leader Stephan Saalfeld ...

A recent study from Northwestern University has uncovered a genetic factor that may play a key role in autism. Researchers found that a specific gene affects how brain cells form connections during ...

The devices could help scientists probe subcellular regions of the brain and possibly treat disease ... such as axons and dendrites, without damaging them. They could be used to measure or ...