An ancient viral insertion silences LINC00662 in chimpanzee cells, while the gene is active during early human brain ...

But crickets aren’t the only ones with ears. Invertebrate neurobiologist Natasha Mhatre, from Western University in Canada, ...

Conscious perception may depend not just on the patterns of activity in certain neurons, but the timing of when those ...

New cell-based research shows that inhibiting the microRNA miR-140-5p improves neuronal survival, synaptic integrity and ...

Whole-cell recordings and viral retrograde tracing in rats show that the interstitial nucleus of Cajal responds to ...

Human cells hold about two meters (6.6 feet) of DNA, folded and compacted to fit inside a nucleus. That packing is essential ...

Key takeawaysCell reprogramming, which turns one cell type into another, is often inefficient because the genes needed for ...

A tiny region deep within the brain has surprised scientists by revealing a remarkably sophisticated communication system.

A new study traced the forebrain and hindbrain to separate evolutionary lineages, then researchers used that discovery to ...

Growing evidence suggests that GLP-1 drugs may influence mood, reward processing, cognition, reproductive health, and ...

A new study in Nature by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine answers a long-standing question about astrocytes, star-shaped cells that are the ...

Scientists in China say a single brain cell can behave like a tiny computer, weighing evidence and testing guesses on the ...