Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the human brain supports numerous advanced capabilities for centuries. The ...

New research from Colorado State University into the ways neurons regulate chemical balance in the brain could provide ...

Closely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, ...

The transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels comprise a diverse superfamily of cation channels that play pivotal roles in sensory transduction, enabling organisms to detect a wide range of ...

Closely related dopamine-releasing neurons in the olfactory bulb behave in fundamentally different ways depending on their physical structure.

This paper presents an important advance in genetically encoded voltage imaging of the developing zebrafish spinal cord in vivo, capturing voltage dynamics in neuronal populations, single cells, and ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have identified a brain-like cluster of neurons in sea urchin larvae, traditionally considered lacking a brain, that regulates light-responsive behavior. The work ...