As you experience or encounter new things, your brain must encode this information via the right neural networks at the right ...

Every soft caress of wind, searing burn and seismic rumble is detected by our skin’s tangle of touch sensors. David Ginty has ...

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date.

In a recent study, researchers gained new insight into the lives of bacteria that survive by grouping together as if they were a multicellular organism. The organisms in the study are the only ...

Cells with electrophysiological activity obtained at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) are opening up new ...

A complete neuron inventory, paired with an integrated toolkit for manipulating and measuring individual cell types across the entire visual system, would allow deeper investigations into how circuit ...

“One of these groups of neurons is solely dedicated to regulating the desire to drink, the first ‘thirst neuron’ that has been identified ... and a laser precisely tuned to trigger those cells. They ...

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), an emerging neuromodulation technology, has shown potential in the treatment of stroke. This bibliometric analysis aims to explore the knowledge structure and research ...

Neurons are cells ... sensory neuron. When you feel pain from a hot pan or a sharp pin, you are sending sensory information via sensory neurons up to the brain. The flow of electrical impulses is ...

The India Solar Manufacturing Association urged the government to include solar cells and modules in the upcoming India-US free trade agreement. They seek to eliminate duties on these products, as ...

Finally, an intracortical injury, which is extremely close to the nerve cell bodies, is within about a millimetre of the cells. By comparing these different scenarios, the scientists aimed to see ...