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Larval zebrafish tectal neurons respond more strongly to combined visual and auditory threat cues than to either alone, and ...

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

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

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

A protein best known for its role in Parkinson’s disease may also help melanoma cells survive. Researchers at Oregon Health & ...

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

Researchers find evidence that suggests neural activity can guide the way the brain adapts to different sensory experiences ...

Why does growth keep slowing? Why does everything feel so expensive? Why do assets keep going up while wages feel flat? And why is AI arriving right now? They sound like four different questions.

Every night, especially during deep sleep, your brain activates its glymphatic system to clear out waste. Here are evidence-based ways to improve that process ...

ALS isn't (just) an old man's game. After receiving an ALS diagnosis in her early 30s, Brooke Eby did what was natural: crawled into bed with a party-size bag of M&Ms. For months, ...

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