In about one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, the neural tube, a key nervous system structure, fails to close properly.

The Johns Hopkins team set out to analyze mini models of the hindbrain, the brain’s command center in the back of the skull ...

A team of international researchers, including an Aston University researcher, has cracked the code on how "breather" laser ...

How does the gut talk to the brain? A new study identifies polysaccharides and peptidoglycans as the key bacterial signals that trigger neural activity and serotonin release.

Researchers dedicated to a decades-long quest to measure the magnetic properties of the subatomic muon particle have won one ...

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara are coming ever closer to uncovering the neural circuitry that translates stimulus to action, shining light on previously unseen neural connections and lesser-known fun ...

Researchers developed a laser-based artificial neuron that fully emulates the functions, dynamics and information processing of a biological graded neuron, which could lead to new breakthroughs in ...

If humans or animals eat something that causes them to feel unwell, they subsequently avoid this food source. Until now, it ...

Neuron introduces WeatherAware (TM), a breakthrough capability that allows a station's music schedule to automatically adapt to what's happening outside, without any human input. WeatherAware gives ...

When a fruit fly gets dust on its body, it launches into a precise cleaning routine, sweeping and rubbing its legs in ...