Just like vertebrates, cephalopods — such as octopuses and squid — have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to ...
In a paper just published in Psychological Review, we argue that our imagination sculpts the images we see in our mind’s eye ...
The single-celled Stentor coeruleus learns through CaMKII-driven protein modification, mirroring mechanisms found in the human brain.
Despite its small size—it could sit in the palm of your hand—the zebra finch is a remarkable learner. A songbird native to ...
Salk neuroscientists found how specialized brain cells called astrocytes contribute to fragile X syndrome symptoms: through a ...
Scientists have known for more than a century that a single-celled organism with no nerve cells—much less a brain—can behave ...
As reported by Current Biology, the paper, titled "Songbird connectome reveals tunneling of migratory neurons in the adult ...
Yelling at your kids may feel like the only way to get them to listen sometimes, but as a method of discipline, it can lead ...
A thin strip of flexible film, printed with layers of graphene and molybdenum disulfide ink, fired electrical spikes into a ...
Higher levels of serotonin may worsen tinnitus, a new study in mice suggests. So, what does this mean for SSRI users?
Scientists discovered a vitamin A pathway that repairs myelin, raising hope for multiple sclerosis and brain injury ...