The stress hormone cortisol disrupts the brain’s navigational system. It impairs the function of the grid cells that play a ...

The stress hormone cortisol can impair a person's ability to navigate in space, disrupting the work of special neural ...

This study illustrates the spatiotemporal dynamics of neuron subtype changes within the entorhinal cortex–hippocampal circuit during Alzheimer’s disease progression. EC-stellate neurons progressively ...

Researchers found that mental representations known as cognitive maps, located in the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex, are activated when the brain performs mental simulations of a navigational ...

WPI researchers use machine learning and brain scans to identify age- and sex-specific anatomical patterns that predict ...

Researchers have discovered a mechanism that creates memories while reducing metabolic cost, even during sleep. This efficient memory occurs in a part of the brain that is crucial for learning and ...

Older adults who are more vulnerable to financial scams may have brain changes linked to a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a first-of-its-kind study led by researchers at the USC ...

Single-cell transcriptomics aficionados have raised the bar again. In a study published in Nature on July 24, scientists led by Li-Huei Tsai and Manolis Kellis at Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...