The neuronal coverings that mediate synaptic changes are involved in everything from memory to psychiatric disorders, affecting autism, Alzheimer’s, and addiction.
The findings suggest that faster synthesis, rather than decreased clearance, causes the protein to build up in neurons.
The finding suggests corvids may have an innate sense of number.
Host slugs given Prozac to increase their serotonin levels no longer avoid parasitic nematodes, the same behavior seen in infected slugs.
The specific reason for Thomas Jessell’s dismissal has not been disclosed.
The University of Chicago psychology professor made fundamental contributions to understanding the neural mechanisms of social experiences.
Researchers have constructed the first neuroanatomy atlas of a female mosquito’s brain.
A whole-genome analysis of people who experience color when they listen to sounds points to a handful of genes involved in neural development.
The hawkmoth’s brain uses a different area to search for food than it does to look for where to lay eggs.
A new protein may allow researchers to home in on individual neurons, determining their activity minute by minute.
The prominent researcher has been put on administrative leave pending an investigation into unspecified allegations.
The 20-year project calls into question the conventional wisdom about the role plants will play in mitigating future climate change.
The US Senate narrowly approved the politician, who does not have a science background.
Researchers deliver small interfering RNAs loaded into nanoparticles into the ears of adult guinea pigs to regenerate hair cells damaged by noise.
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