Creating custom brains from the ground up
Scientists studying how genetics impact brain disease have long sought a better experimental model. Cultures of genetically-modified cell lines can […]
Attempting to make dopamine-producing neurons out of glial cells in mouse brains, a group of researchers instead converted mature inhibitory […] Silence in the concert hall. The conductor raises the baton and the strings begin. They play the first four bars […] Take a look at your favorite mug; it probably looks the same as it always has, but your neurons may […] The human brain, with its 100 billion neurons that control every thought, word, and action, is the most complex and […] Building on their development of the first culture system to replicate fully the pathology behind Alzheimer’s disease, a Massachusetts General […] Can you tell the smell of a rose from the scent of a lilac? If so, you have your brain’s […] You see the flour in the pantry, so you reach for it. You see the traffic light change to green, […] How worms respond to signals such as taps or touches depends on details of the signal, including whether it increases […] Our indulgence in delicious but unhealthful food may not necessarily reveal a character flaw. Rather, our ability to exercise self-control […]Neuroscience
Scientists accidentally reprogram mature mouse GABA neurons into dopaminergic-like neurons
How attention orchestrates groups of nerve cells to enrich the brain’s symphony
Pay attention to the ‘noise’ in your brain
Taking the brain apart to put it all together again
Microfluidic system incorporates neuroinflammation into ‘Alzheimer’s in a dish’ model: System fully replicates Alzheimer’s pathology, including neural cell death
Widespread connections among neurons help the brain distinguish smells: Organization — or lack of it — in brain’s piriform cortex allows us to differentiate one smell from another
Where brain transforms seeing into acting
Timings and behavior influence worm’s response to force: New study in roundworms paves the way for future research on how the brain processes sensory signals and turns them into actions
Your brain anatomy may play a role in determining your food choices: Grey matter volume in two brain regions predicts selection of healthful food or tasty but unwholesome cuisine, study shows