In a study published in Science today, Mingsha Zhang, a neuroscientist at Beijing Normal University, focused on the thalamus.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a method that shows how the nervous system and sensory organs are formed in an embryo.

Researchers have developed a method that shows how the nervous system and sensory organs are formed in an embryo. By labeling stem cells with a genetic 'barcode', they have been able to follow the ...

A new model of brain metabolism – the most complex ever generated –shows how altering key chemicals could restore aged cells ...

The activity of these cells, nestled in a part of the brain called the anterior arcopallium, is tied to the sounds the birds make, the duo found. The organization of these neurons’ activity ...

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An optic fiber would light up if the brain released dopamine and acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter known to regulate dopamine. The researchers found that mouse brains started to release ...

As a proof of principle, they generated a 3D interactive atlas of the brain in both normal mice and mouse models of Alzheimer's and Pompe disease, a rare genetic disorder. Sun's lab has made its ...

Your computer mouse might be on your desk all day, but it still picks up plenty of dirt. Here are the tools you'll need to keep it in top shape. My title is Senior Features Writer, which is a ...

When mouse brains are infected with HSV-1 via the nose, researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago found HPSE had a similar, inflammatory role to play in the brain. Compared to regular mice, ...