A novel gut-to-brain neural circuit establishes the vagus nerve as an essential component of the brain system that regulates reward […]
Building a better brain-in-a-dish, faster and cheaper
Writing in the current online issue of the journal Stem Cells and Development, researchers at University of California San Diego […]
B cells among factors leading to brain lesions in multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. The body’s own immune cells attack and […]
Secret tunnels discovered between the skull and the brain: Study suggests immune cells rush through channels to get to injured tissue quickly
Bone marrow, the spongy tissue inside most of our bones, produces red blood cells as well as immune cells that […]
Handheld probe images photoreceptors in children: Device as big as billiard table reduced to size of two-inch stack of index cards
Duke University researchers have developed a handheld probe that can image individual photoreceptors in the eyes of infants. The technology, […]
Category learning influenced by where an object is in our field of vision
We humans are pros at category learning — the process by which we classify things, whether objects, concepts or events, […]
Brain networks responsible for naming objects
Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have identified the brain networks that allow you […]
Immune cells in the brain have surprising influence on sexual behavior: Relatively uncommon mast cells appear powerful in development
Researchers have found a surprising new explanation of how young brains are shaped for sexual behavior later in life. Immune […]
Origin cells for deadly brain tumors identified
A new study by KAIST researchers identified where the mutation causing glioblastoma starts. According to the study, neural stem cells […]
Past experiences shape what we see more than what we are looking at now
A rope coiled on dusty trail may trigger a frightened jump by hiker who recently stepped on a snake. Now […]