animal research, neuroscience

The human cells, engineered to respond to blue light, influenced rat behavior when stimulated.

The findings likely have implications for animal research far beyond the study of antidepressants.

A quintet of research papers, all involving subjecting newborn piglets to brain damage, have been retracted because the data can’t be substantiated.

The prolific science communicator specialized in studies of vision and brain plasticity and was the focus of threats from animal rights extremists for several years.

When unexpected events occur, norepinephrine signals mouse brains to pay attention to key details.

Researchers find a way to wipe out the brain’s immune cell corps and send in new and improved versions.

New research reveals where the virus was hiding and hints at how to truly purge it from the body.

The animals kill off around one-quarter of the neurons in their somatosensory cortex, perhaps to save energy, and the cells appear to return the following summer.

Some researchers and animal rights groups are amplifying their opposition to an assay that measures how long a rodent tries to stay afloat.

In a case of acoustic deception, caterpillars mimic bird alarm calls to defend themselves.