In haunted houses across the country this month, threatening figures will jump out of the shadows, prompting ...

In the face of something that threatens survival, a certain group of neurons can produce a molecule that acts as a painkiller ...

Scientists studying the clonal raider ant have now discovered how this works: each neuron activates one odor gene while silencing all the others. The finding reveals a hidden genetic process that ...

By analyzing the available data from various space observatories and ground-based telescopes, Indian astronomers have ...

UMass Amherst engineers have built an artificial neuron powered by bacterial protein nanowires that functions like a real one ...

Scientists identified two types of brain cells, neurons and microglia, that are altered in people with depression. Through ...

Researchers have discovered “meal memory” neurons in laboratory rats that may explain why forgetting lunch can lead to ...

A new study reveals how young synapses gradually mature to send chemical signals correctly — a process that can take days and depends on neural activity.

Often we have been reminded that social eating is a good thing. It’s a time to socialize, laugh, share thoughts and memories, ...

When we form a memory, brain cells need to deliver supplies to strengthen specific neural connections. A new study from MPFI and Weill Cornell Medicine has revealed how two cellular switches, Rab4 and ...