A new discovery provides a unique example of sexual dimorphism in the structure of a single neuron, which is linked to ...

This study presents a valuable finding on how the locus coeruleus modulates the involvement of medial prefrontal cortex in set shifting using calcium imaging. The evidence supporting the claims was ...

In a comprehensive Genomic Press thought leaders invited review published today, researchers have mapped out the ...

A team of researchers have created a new resource for studying motor control of wing movements in fruit flies.

A new study published in Nature reveals how olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) achieve extraordinary precision in selecting ...

In a study published in Neuron, a research team led by Prof. Wang Liping from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology ...

Neurons deep in the brain not only help to initiate movement—they also actively suppress it, and with astonishing precision.

Teeth are good for chewing and biting, but they are also sensitive – and that may have been their original function hundreds of millions of years ago ...

The amino acid glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system. Glutamate activates ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) which include the NMDA, AMPA ...

While most people are focused on what’s loud or obvious, highly sensitive individuals are attuned to energy shifts, ...

Complex neural circuits likely arose independently in birds and mammals, suggesting that vertebrates evolved intelligence ...