Scientists Show How Synapses Are Arranged with Respect to Each Other
For the first time, neurobiologists show that contact points between specific neuron types are clustered in groups on the target neuron. The cerebral cortex resembles…
For the first time, neurobiologists show that contact points between specific neuron types are clustered in groups on the target neuron. The cerebral cortex resembles…
A new equation shows how our happiness depends not only on what happens to us and how this compares to other people. The team developed…
A new study systematically measures the number of neurons in the brains of birds, revealing that they have significantly more neurons packed into their small…
A new study by researchers at UCLA reveals that genes in the brain can be damaged by fructose, leading to diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease,…
A team of researchers from Rutgers and Stanford have created a new way to inject healthy human nerve cells into the brain that could someday…
Newly published research from Yale’s Department of Neuroscience provides some clues to how cells in the visual cortex direct sensory information to different targets throughout…
In a newly published study, neuroscientists from MIT reveal a gene that plays a critical role in controlling the switch between alternative behavioral states –…
In a newly published study, MIT neuroscientists reveal how they identified a brain region that represents the feelings of loneliness. Humans, like all social animals,…
In a newly published study, neurobiologists from the Max Planck Institute reveal that (in fruit flies) four classes of nerve cells are involved in calculating…
An international team has discovered that the LRRK2 kinase regulates cellular trafficking by deactivating Rab proteins. This finding illuminates a novel route for therapeutic development…
In a newly published study, neuroscientists from MIT identify a protein that allows brain cells to dampen their sensitivity. Strengthening and weakening the connections between…
New research from Yale University shows that an increase in neuronal activity can spur the creation of plaques and toxic amyloid beta peptides, which are…
Past evidence has shown that professional football players are susceptible to a progressive degenerative disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repetitive brain…
Neuroscientists from MIT have identified a new mechanism that allows the brain to strengthen links between neurons. When the brain forms memories or learns a…
A newly published study from Harvard biologists shows how neurons can be dramatically changed from one type into another from within the brain and how…
Using measurements of changes in neural activity in neurons of the inferior temporal cortex of mature nonhuman primates as they observed novel and familiar stimuli,…
Neuroscientists from MIT have identified the region of the brain that holds objects in memory until they are spotted. Imagine you are looking for your…
Scientists from UCLA have identified a molecule (GDF10) that signals brain tissue to form new connections after a stroke. The finding could eventually lead to…