A new computational model shows that vasopressin neurons use activity-dependent mRNA upregulation as a long-term memory to ...

Cholesterol, a fat-like substance in the body best known for its role in cardiovascular health, also plays a key role in how ...

In the brain, what matters is not only whether a signal reaches a nerve cell, but also how long its chemical gate remains open. A team led by Dr. Mehdi Borjkhani from the International Centre for ...

When mothers do not have the necessary resources to raise their children, this adversity causes substantial stress that can ...

Neurons, the uber-connected nerve cells that act as a main switchboard for the brain, are central to some incredibly complicated processes. They make it possible to think, walk, speak, and breathe.

Whether speaking, driving or playing an instrument, nearly everything we do requires precise control over the timing of our ...

A new breakthrough technology, co-developed by UCL scientists, that simultaneously records and manipulates neuron activity deep within the brain could transform our understanding of neural circuits ...

What enables us to sustain effort toward goals, even when the task becomes increasingly difficult? A recent study by researchers at Nagoya University in Japan revealed the underlying brain mechanism, ...

Northwestern University scientists have developed remarkably long, precisely patterned molecular threads that could open new ...

A project led by ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich has developed a platform detecting both optical and MRI data from biological tissues. Christened HyFMRI and described in Light Science & ...