Xiaowei Gu and Joshua Johansen at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have discovered key circuitry in the rat brain ...

Is there a difference in brain structure between men and women? If we were to find such a difference in a single neuron, ...

A team of researchers have created a new resource for studying motor control of wing movements in fruit flies.

When asked whether they see Trump as a dictator or a strong leader, 56% of independents said they agree with the former label as opposed to 42% of those who backed the latter description. “Most ...

This explainer outlines how neurons and glial cells coordinate electrical and chemical signals to form complex brain networks ...

But it’s not for the reason you might think. Their 13-year-old daughter Lily has autism and sensory processing disorder. This means her brain processes senses differently and some senses become ...

Motor neuron disease is a progressive neuro-degenerative disease that causes muscle weakness and gets worse over time. The condition is typically life-shortening and there is currently no cure.

Understanding the neural substrates underlying the execution of how behavioral commands are generated in the nervous system, spanning from the sensory neuron input to motor neuron output, constitutes ...

President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins has been described as an "antisemitic leprechaun" after saying that it is an "outrage" that critics of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ...

Pain is an example of an important sensory neuron. When you feel pain from a hot pan or a sharp pin, you are sending sensory information via sensory neurons up to the brain. The flow of electrical ...