A joint research team led by KAIST has used a small, implantable neural chip to wirelessly monitor real-time changes in a ...

KAIST developed an implantable neural chip that monitored acetylcholine signal changes after donepezil administration in ...

What happens in the brain after an Alzheimer's drug is administered? A joint research team led by KAIST has used a small, implantable neural chip to wirelessly monitor real-time changes in a ...

Acetylcholine, a key neurotransmitter, plays a vital role in your body by facilitating communication between neurons in both the central and peripheral nervous systems. It is essential for muscle ...

Two people who watch the same movie may remember completely different scenes.One person remembers the words spoken by the ...

Neurons perform numerous complex tasks by communicating with each other via small messenger molecules called neurotransmitters. Accurately detecting them is crucial to understanding the functioning of ...

Two new reports this week show what can happen when neurotransmitters get out of whack, with ramifications for Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease. First, a paper in the September 7 Neuron ...

Scientists have long-studied the role of dopamine, a chemical in the brain that helps control learning and movement, in order to better understand Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, and ...

Cocaine, opioids, and other drugs of abuse disrupt the brain's reward system, often shifting users' priorities to obtaining more drug above all else. For people battling addiction, this persistent ...

A team of researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has uncovered new clues about how chemicals released by brain cells regulate our attention span. Findings from ...