The interference will change the neuron discharge (Stevens and Zador, 1998; Destexhe and Rudolph-Lilith, 2012; Lindner, 2004; Faisal et al., 2008). However, the nervous system can complete the ...

New research shows a single neuron in fruit flies can trigger two distinct behaviors in response to the same smell.

This useful study employs optogenetics, genetically-encoded dopamine and serotonin sensors, and patch-clamp electrophysiology to investigate modulations of neurotransmitter release between striatal ...

A scientific team supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has developed a new, ultra-high-resolution ...

CRISPR construct to genetically ablate the GABA transporter GAT3 in the mouse visual cortex, with effects on population-level neuronal activity. This work is important, as it sheds light on how GAT3 ...

Neuroscientists want to understand how individual neurons encode information that allows us to distinguish objects, like telling a leaf apart from a rock. But they have struggled to build ...

Scientists have successfully grown over 400 different types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab—a groundbreaking step toward replicating the complexity of the human brain.

But now, an international team of scientists has created the first map showing every neuron and connection in an adult brain. This 'wiring diagram', created by the FlyWire Consortium, reveals each of ...

The human muscular system is complex and has many functions in the body, like mobility and stability. Learn more about the muscular system here.

Recent studies have led to the discovery of a neuropeptide system that regulates arousal states and energy metabolism. The hypocretins (also called orexins) are two carboxy-terminally amidated ...