Driving to work becomes routine--but could you drive the entire way in reverse gear? Humans, like many animals, are accustomed...

Amidst the astounding complexity of the billions of nerve cells and trillions of synaptic connections in the brain, how do...

In surprise findings, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that a protein with a propensity to form...

Memories are difficult to produce, often fragile, and dependent on any number of factors—including changes to various types of nerves....

Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and Vanderbilt University have created the most detailed 3-D picture yet of a...

How aging affects communication between neurons is not well understood, a gap that makes it more difficult to treat a...

Collaborating scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the University of Camerino in...

The generic drug gabapentin, which is already widely prescribed for epilepsy and some kinds of pain, appears to be safe...

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have published one of the first laboratory studies of MDPV, an emerging recreational...

A team including scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the...

Using an innovative approach, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have determined the structure of Ltn1, a recently discovered...

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have performed successful tests of an experimental methamphetamine vaccine on rats.

A study of binge-drinking rodents suggests that knocking back a few drinks every few days may swiftly reduce one's capacity...

Healing touch combined with guided imagery (HT+GI) provides significant clinical reductions in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms for combat-exposed active...

While we often think of memory as a way of preserving the essential idea of who we are, little thought...