More information: Nanci Winke et al, Midbrain somatostatin-expressing cells control pain-suppression during defensive states, eLife (2025). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.106826.1 Journal information: eLife ...

Identification of neurons synthesizing neurotransmitters expected for midbrain and hindbrain fates would lend support to this conclusion. Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is the rate-limiting enzyme for ...

Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand ...

Dopamine neurons in the midbrain are involved in storing short-term memories—a function previously thought to be conducted solely in the prefrontal cortex—two RIKEN neuroscientists have shown 1.

SINGAPORE -- Scientists in Singapore claim to have successfully grown functioning midbrain tissue -- a feat that may bring researchers a step closer to finding a cure for brain diseases like ...