Gregory Berns discusses training dogs to undergo fMRI scans to better understand their brains.

A light-sensitive gene involved in regulating the body clock may also influence mood, mediating the effect of light.

The temporary loss of olfaction stops the flies from eating any more of whatever it is that made them sick.

Ted Price, Diana Tavares-Ferreira, and Stephanie Shiers discuss how mapping gene expression at the neuronal level provides insight into pain mechanisms and anti-pain drug development.

Karen Ersland and Rachael Sheridan discuss how flow cytometry contributes to single-cell applications, from cloning to sequencing.

Researchers in a small but growing field search for neural correlates of religiosity and spirituality.

Researchers who spoke with Spectrum say that while brain imaging tools have their limitations, they still hold promise in helping to unlock the brain’s secrets. 

For researchers who work with study participants in person, lockdowns made it impossible to obtain fresh data, a survey finds.

Mice with low vitamin D had exaggerated craving for opioids and felt the drugs’ effects more strongly—results supported in part by human medical records—suggesting that supplements should be explored as treatments for opioid use disorders.

A pool of neural stem cells that ordinarily lies dormant in the brains of adult mice spawns two types of never-before-documented glial cells when artificially reactivated, potentially pointing to a novel mechanism of brain plasticity.

Bryan Black and Lucas Thal will discuss their experiences screening hiPSC-derived neural cells to understand chronic pain and neuroinflammation.

A lackluster performance in clinical trials of the monoclonal antibody aducanumab has left some experts unconvinced of its benefit.

So-called mossy fiber synapses in the hippocampus can meter the amount of neurotransmitter they receive by sending glutamate against the usual direction of synaptic flow.

In an unexpected twist in neuroscience dogma, the cells on the receiving end of neurotransmission appear to be able to release glutamate to regulate the transmitting cell’s activity.

Author Lauren Aguirre finds reasons for optimism in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.

Understanding how the brain coordinates electrical activity could be key to developing more-effective treatments for a variety of brain disorders.

A chronically stressed amygdala can prime the heart to overreact to acute stress events, a new study shows.

Transplanted CAR stem cells persisted long term and showed multilineage engraftment in tissues that harbor HIV.

Pairing CARs with a synthetic receptor makes T cells more lethal tumor killers.