The cerebral cortex processes sensory information via a complex network of neural connections. How are these signals ...

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UNIGE researchers have identified a feedback loop from the thalamus to the somatosensory cortex that modulates touch ...

Neuron Function Synapses Neural synapses are junctions between neurons that permit neural communication. Synapses come in two different forms: chemical and electrical. 2 Chemical synapses communicate ...

Neurotransmitters are the words our brain cells use to communicate with one another. For years, researchers relied on tools that provided limited temporal and spatial resolution to track changes in ...

Researchers have found that non-REM sleep actually helps strengthen memories, while REM sleep cleans them up and prevents ...

Meanwhile, doctors and psychologists are left with the practical reality of treating brain injury. To do that, we must treat both the neurons and the mental states that result from whatever caused ...

Xu said. Serotonin is primarily synthesized by neurons in the dorsal Raphe nucleus (DRN) in the midbrain. Serotonin neurons in the DRN project to numerous brain regions, including the arcuate of the ...

These results demonstrate that photons can indeed act as neurotransmitters and allow communication between neurons and that the PhAST system allows the synthetic modification of animal behavior.