How Nerve Cells Measure Their Wires: Piezo1 Sets Myelin Length to Match Axon Size
A new PLOS Biology study shows that the mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1 allows oligodendrocytes to sense axon diameter and locally ...
Tag: Neuroscience
Mysterious Brain Structure Revealed as a Hub for Tracking Uncertainty and Surprise
Single-neuron recordings in epilepsy patients show that the enigmatic human claustrum encodes uncertainty and prediction errors during aversive learning, revealing ...
Genetic Switch That Gave Butterflies Extra Color Vision Revealed
UC San Diego biologists have identified the genetic switch that added a ninth photoreceptor to butterfly eyes, revealing how the ...
Brain Noise, Not Wiring, May Explain Why Neural Spectra Shift With Brain State
A new theoretical study shows that noise-like fluctuations in neural activity can shift the spectral knee and 1/f power spectrum ...
Standardized Mouse Dissection Protocols Aim to Fix a Reproducibility Crisis in Neuroscience
Researchers have published five standardized protocols for dissecting mouse brain, spinal cord, cerebrospinal fluid, and sciatic nerve tissue to improve ...
Bridging the Lab and the Clinic: Why Addiction Science Needs Translational Research
A new commentary in the Journal of Translational Medicine argues that refined animal models and emerging tools like rodent fMRI ...
Lithium’s quantum spin may shape its effects in the brain, study suggests
University of Surrey researchers used quantum simulations to show that the different nuclear spins of lithium-6 and lithium-7 could alter ...
Scarce Nesting Materials Rewire Rat Mothers’ Brains and Drive Harmful Pup Care
A new rat study shows that resource scarcity alters dopamine neuron activity in the maternal brain specifically before and during ...
Emmy Noether Award Brings Insect Brain Evolution Researcher to Mainz
Evolutionary neurobiologist Max Farnworth has joined Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz from Bristol to lead a DFG-funded Emmy Noether group investigating ...
Counselors Split Into Four Camps on Bringing Neuroscience Into the Therapy Room
A Q methodology study of thirty South Korean counselors reveals four distinct viewpoints on adopting neuroscience in counseling practice, challenging ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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