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How Larval Fruit Fly Brains Convert Sensory Signals to Movement
How Larval Fruit Fly Brains Convert Sensory Signals to Movement
A wiring map diagrams more than half a million neuronal connections in the first complete connectome of Drosophila and holds clues about which brain architectures best support learning.
A wiring map diagrams more than half a million neuronal connections in the first complete connectome of Drosophila and holds clues about which brain architectures best support learning.
neurons, sensory biology
Mouse Brains Appear to Eavesdrop on Their Fat
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | Sep 9, 2022 | 4 min read
For the first time, a team visualizes sensory nerves projecting into adipose tissue in mice and finds these neuronal cells may counteract the local effects of the sympathetic nervous system.
Researchers Make Mice Smell Odors that Aren’t Really There
Ruth Williams | Jun 18, 2020 | 3 min read
Using optogenetics, scientists have simulated the sense of smell directly within the mouse brain to investigate the nature of olfactory perception.
Human Hearing: A Primer
The Scientist | Sep 1, 2015 | 1 min read
How the human ear translates sound waves into nervous impulses
Distinct Neural Pathway for Itchiness
Dan Cossins | May 24, 2013 | 2 min read
Scientists find the molecule that delivers itchiness signals to the brain via a dedicated, and previously unknown, neural pathway.
Neurons Talk Without Synapses
Ed Yong | Nov 21, 2012 | 3 min read
Neighboring neurons in an insect’s antennae can block each other without sharing any synaptic connections.