Understanding how the brain works requires more than studying single regions in isolation. The cerebral cortex depends on long-distance connections that link specialized areas into coordinated ...

When defending their territory, male mice typically appear threatening before launching an attack, ensuring that aggression ...

Signals relayed to motor neurons from the brain enable muscle movement, but these signals typically pass through spinal interneurons before they reach their destination. How the brain and this highly ...

Stanford Medicine investigators have replicated, in a lab dish, one of the most prominent human nervous pathways for sensing pain. This nerve circuit transmits sensations from the body’s skin to the ...

Neural circuits associated with three cortical regions in cognitive generalization with different manifestations from different species. (A) Emotionrelated brain regions mainly project to PFC and OFC; ...

The neural mechanisms of many symptoms associated with migraine have yet to be elucidated. New research suggests that a non-image-forming retinal pathway and signals from the dura mater contribute to ...

The way Republicans and Democrats think about everyday food purchases looks distinctly different on a brain scan, even when ...

Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A1CQ0_crystallography.png Sleep professionals have strong reasons to recommend the use of non-medication methods for ...

Impairments in language and communication skills represent the core diagnostic features of autism. Individuals with autism often show delays in language acquisition; some with deficits as severe as ...