Memories in our brains are maintained by connections between neurons called "synapses".

$100,000 prize honors female scientists who have made extraordinary contributions to biomedical science NEW YORK, Nov.

BERKELEY, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroFocus, the world's leading neuromarketing company, announced today that Nobel Prize laureate Eric R. Kandel, M.D., has joined its Advisory Board. Dr.

Like countless neuroscientists around the world, Northwestern University Professor Nelson Spruston knew H. M. well -- his personal story and the sound of his voice. But it wasn't until H. M. died last month that Spruston learned H. M.'s full name -- Henry Gustav Molaison.

Scientists reported on Wednesday that the brain can produce antidepressants with the right kind of signal, a finding that suggests that meditating, or going to your "happy place," truly works.