Considered a renegade by his peers, Nobel Prize-winner Eric Kandel used a simple model to probe the neural circuitry of memory.
Considered a renegade by his peers, Nobel Prize-winner Eric Kandel used a simple model to probe the neural circuitry of memory.
Eric Kandel, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for his work on signal transduction in the nervous system, chats about the ever-changing field of neuroscience, funding, his students, and what he hopes science will accomplish.
How an Italian scientist doing Frankenstein-like experiments on dead frogs discovered that the body is powered by electrical impulses.
Three-dimensional scaffolds for growing and guiding neurons are getting smaller and more tailored in design.
This year’s winners research topics ranging from stem cell regulation to brain damage from football injuries.
Researchers package a fluorescence microscope—including the light and camera—that can image the brain of a freely moving mouse.
Nerve signals control T cell responses, helping to explain inflammation and stroke.
A bacterial outbreak at a Chinese University prompts the firing of administrators and highlights more systemic concerns.
A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in aging research and related areas, from Faculty of 1000
A new technique for turning mouse fetuses transparent offers a literal window into the brain.