For many years, a dominant view in neuroscience was that neurons in the inferotemporal (IT) cortex—a critical center in the ...

Chloride ions, best known for helping cells maintain fluid balance and electrical stability, may also play a more direct role ...

Northwestern University engineers printed artificial neurons that don't just imitate the brain—they talk to it. In a new ...

Brain organoids reveal that two genetic mutations in DEPDC5 drive epilepsy, disrupting early brain development, and causing ...

Despite its small size—it could sit in the palm of your hand—the zebra finch is a remarkable learner. A songbird native to Australia, it's renowned for its ability to pick up new songs. That talent ...

How does the brain link memory to motivation? A new study reveals that dorsal and ventral hippocampal pathways converge on the same neurons to drive reward-seeking behavior.

Inhibitory "stop" neurons are actually responsible for driving the rhythmic limb movements of fruit flies through a unique ...

Think you can trust your eyes? Think again. What feels undeniable at first glance is sometimes a surprise, an illusion, or an ...

Northwestern University engineers printed artificial neurons that don't just imitate the brain - they talk to it.

This valuable work identifies a subpopulation of neurons in the larval zebrafish pallium that responds differentially to varying threat levels, potentially mediating the categorization of negative ...

Every organism must be able to respond to stimuli in its environment, but when animal sizes strain the limits of neuron ...