An illustration depicting the damaging effects of a tumor (red) on structural connections within the brain
An illustration depicting the damaging effects of a tumor (red) on structural connections within the brain
Scientists found a way to cause panic attacks in women with amygdala damage.
After a 4-year stretch as US Energy Secretary, during which he fought to fund research on clean energy technology, Steven Chu has announced his resignation.
Researchers have generated an image of thoughts flitting through the brains of zebrafish.
Researchers pinpoint a gene marker for neurons sensitive to gentle touch such as grooming.
Fluorescent calcium sensors in transgenic mice give a real-time readout of neuronal activity.
Pro athletes can learn to parse a complicated moving visual scene faster than most.
Charges of corruption and cronyism involving research funding have toppled the Balkan nation’s top science official.
A putative ion channel integral to mammalian hearing turns out to be an elusive salt-sensing chemoreceptor in nematode worms.
A University of Wisconsin neuroscientist is found guilty of falsifying Western blots as part of his stroke research, and has requested the retraction of two papers.