Synapses in the hippocampus may hold a key to the processes behind Alzheimer’s disease.

The ability to walk, as well as other motor functions, can be damaged by neurological conditions such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease, or a traumatic brain injury. Now, new insights into how the brain learns to walk may hold a key to recovering lost abilities after injury. Hear more about motor learning rehabilitation in this BrainFacts.org podcast.

Researchers are teasing out brain areas and networks that respond to threats, real and imagined.

Research into how myelin insulates nerves is shedding light on diseases like multiple sclerosis.

Studying the structure of neurons in the eye may help scientists prevent blindness due to glaucoma.

Neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert starts from a surprising premise: the brain evolved, not to think or feel, but to control movement.

Get involved in Brain Awareness Week with these ideas and resources!

Researchers discover that even non-flying dinosaurs had brains with the motor and visual capabilities necessary to take wing.

Scientists map the organization of nerve fibers, which may offer new clues about their roles in cognition and behavior.

In honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, revisit some our favorite conversations with the scientists who are making big contributions to the study of the brain.