A new study shows that astrocytes use a protein called Gat3 to manage ambient GABA levels, helping neurons work together to ...

A new scalable workflow for analyzing multiple ensemble datasets incorporates SMARTTR, an R package supporting network analysis, visualization, and the import of external datasets.

Sensory-selective nerve blockade is highly useful for pain management in clinical practice, but developing such blockers remains challenging. A major handicap is the lack of objective in vivo animal ...

The brain remains highly active during sleep, and mapping this activity can reveal early signs of neurological and sleep ...

You are not one self, but many. Psychology and neuroscience now agree that our identity is made of parts, shaped by brain ...

New research provides a potential brain-based explanation for social touch aversion in some forms of autism. A study ...

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 ...

Dolphins seem to “feel” their way across the sea with narrow, sweeping beams of sonar ...

After following a protocol of sensory-motor activities with cognitive engagement for two months, eleven children aged 10 to 12 who were diagnosed with dyslexia showed improvement in reading speed ...

Chronic pain poses considerable health risks, necessitating the development of effective treatments. Physical modulation of the motor cortex has demonstrated promise for pain relief; however, existing ...

There were two major surprises. First, the mice learned in 20 to 40 tries, "extraordinarily fast," according to Kuchibhotla. And second, this learning activity happened in the sensory cortex, ...