A study in mice concluded that memory problems associated with age may be driven by our gut microbiome and that the vagus ...

The vagus nerve is a direct link between the gut and brain. Scientists have now used a mouse model to show that changes in ...

A single session of physical exercise can spawn a boost of neural activity in brain networks that underlie learning and ...

A new study shows that 20 minutes of cardio can trigger memory-linked brain waves in the hippocampus, offering the first direct evidence of this effect in humans.

Something happens when a rat starts running. Not just the obvious things, the faster heart, the warming muscles, the rhythmic percussion of paws against the wheel. Something quieter. Something that ...

What Is the Limbic System? The limbic system is a part of the brain consisting of several components such as the hippocampus and amygdala and serving many functions within the body. While we have a ...

Voluntary exercise reshapes gut microbiota and tryptophan metabolism, with consequences for the hippocampus, the ...

A. Overview of hippocampal dynamics during movie watching. FMRI data from the hippocampus were measured at the voxel level, and low-dimensional subspaces for two types of novelty and memorability were ...

A new brain imaging study shows that the hippocampus is the brain's storyteller, connecting separate, distant events into a single narrative. People love stories. We find it easier to remember events ...