May 2013's selection of notable quotes
Viral infections of the central nervous system may trigger cytokines that induce seizures.
Discoveries of microbial communities that transfer electrons between cells and across relatively long distances are launching a new field of microbiology.
By engineering the genome of E. coli with genes from several sources, scientists have coaxed the microbe to produce diesel-replica hydrocarbons.
A new study of brain activity patterns suggests that babies as young as 5 months old have the neural mechanisms to register that they’ve seen a face.
Researchers are identifying distinctive brain activity patterns that can be used to monitor patients under anesthesia and assess consciousness in “vegetative” patients.
A new study blames the unreliable nature of some research in the field on underpowered statistical analyses.
Just the flavor of beer is enough to boost dopamine in brain areas related to reward—especially in men with alcoholic relatives.
Mutations tied to autism in mice lead to deficits in the signaling pathway activated by marijuana.