New research from the University of Wyoming reveals that the brain cells that control hunger may be far more adaptable during ...

Researchers from the University of Oxford have created the first high-resolution molecular atlas of the adult Drosophila ...

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

To stay in balance, the brain depends on two types of neurons: Excitatory neurons (in white), which increase activity, and inhibitory neurons (in black), which damp down signals. Scientists have now ...

Researchers analyzed motor cortex tissue from patients with ALS and ALS-FTD and discovered that TDP-43 protein aggregates primarily affect excitatory neurons. Transcriptomic analysis identified five ...

In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers have identified the neurogenic progenitor that gives rise to dopaminergic neurons, the primary neurons affected ...

All animals, including humans, experience stress. Not the type where you worry about paying bills, but metabolic ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Dear Doctors: I am a junior in college. I enjoy being around people, so I live in the dorms. Last year, my roommate was depressed, and I also got to feeling down. This year, the girl I live with is ...