neuroscience

Scientists are decoding how electrically stimulating transplanted stem cells helps heal the injured brain.

When Gaurav Ghag realized that he had replicated a calculation error in every experiment during four years of his graduate research, he initially thought that his career had unraveled with his protein.  

According to Erin Schuman, science driven by fascination rather than tools will guide new discoveries.

Steven Barker is on a forty-seven-year-long journey to understand the mind-blowing science of psychedelics.

Upregulation of a specific microRNA in the brain lessened anxiety and reduced the expression of stress-related genes in mice. 

By studying the genomes of more than 24,000 individuals, researchers discovered rare genetic mutations that may shed light on mechanisms underlying schizophrenia.

Researchers created a new high-throughput tool to hunt for therapies that remyelinate the nervous system.

Researchers track neural connections between retinal cells in a dish to understand their therapeutic potential.

By successfully creating transgenic ants for the first time, researchers discovered that danger-signaling pheromones activate a sensory hub in the ants’ brains.

Rebecca Shansky studies both female and male rodents to ensure that scientists have a complete and unbiased picture of the brain.

Scientists developed new tools for brain reconstruction and analysis to create and characterize a complete brain wiring map of the fruit fly larva for the first time.

Researchers discover that neurons trade protein aggregates for microglial-derived mitochondria through tunneling nanotubes. 

Researchers redefine the lost art of smelling illness using one woman’s exquisitely sensitive nose.

A gene essential for information storage in the brain engages an autoregulatory feedback loop to consolidate memory.