neuroscience

The transcriptional profiles in the brains of prairie voles changed after a long breakup, revealing a molecular shift that might help them cope with the loss of a partner.

The sea slug has helped scientists in their quest to understand how neurons encode memories.

Psychedelics are evolutionarily ancient compounds produced by fungi, plants, and microbes. Humans also synthesize psychedelics. Researchers want to know how and why.

To support thousands of incoming connections, neurons use sophisticated transportation networks for delivering mRNA to faraway regions.

Technological advancements over the last two decades transformed volume electron microscopy, improving usability, resolution, and throughput.

A renaissance in natural language modeling may help researchers explore how the brain extracts and organizes meaning.

A series of technological advancements for automation and parallel imaging made volume electron microscopy more user friendly while increasing throughput.

A third generation glutamate sensor with a fluorescent readout offers insights into neuronal communication.

To understand how memories are formed and maintained, neuroscientists travel far beyond the cell body in search of answers.

In the absence of a precise definition of brain, pinning down its origins is difficult. But scientists have a theory.

In mice, chronically high levels of stress hormones worsen bowel inflammation.

Using a mouse model of breast cancer brain metastasis, researchers showed that tumor cells require fatty acid synthesis to grow, which offers a potential therapeutic target.

Scientists used a vibrating capsule to assess people’s gut sensitivities and understand how the brain interprets these signals.  

An aqueduct connecting the brain to the ear may make gene therapy for hearing loss less invasive.