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Researchers discovered an immunological connection between the eye and the brain that could lead to new therapeutics for central nervous system diseases.

Chemotherapy patients have reported cognitive impairments known as “chemobrain.” Now, researchers are closer to finding its cause and a potential treatment.

A new antibody drug should improve treatment of a rare autoimmune encephalitis.

Activating specific neurons using light helped scientists establish a causal link between improved sleep and diminished signs of Alzheimer’s disease in mice.

Researchers explore the role of forgetting in normal brain function and as a therapeutic target for fear-related disorders.

A drug class that blocks a neuronal receptor’s activity could help stroke patients quickly regain their senses of touch and control over movements.

Negative childhood experiences can leave epigenetic scars that haunt organisms for life.

By measuring neural oscillations in the brain, Isabelle Buard studies the effect of music therapy on improving fine motor movements in neurological disorders.

A dementia-associated tau mutation promotes unusual clustering of Fyn, a protein important for learning and memory.

Amit Etkin embraces the diverse underpinnings of depression and other psychiatric disorders and pairs patients with drugs based on their unique biology.