How synapses stick together: Scientists discover brain protein gephyrin forms flexible filaments

A team of scientists from the University of Cologne's Institute of Biochemistry has made a decisive discovery about the ...

Your very own humane interface: Try Jef Raskin’s ideas at home

In 2002, Raskin, along with his son Aza and the rest of the development team, built a software implementation of his ...

'Rhythm beats volume': How the brain keeps the world looking familiar

Neurons' ability to change their behavior in response to new stimuli is what makes learning possible. And even neurons' ...

Fly nerve cells that sense limb movement are turned off during active motion, study shows

In a fruit fly, nerve cells that detect limb movement are silenced when the insect walks or grooms. This on-off switch may help the nervous system to shift between two states: one helps keep the body ...