In mice, autism symptoms arise when a certain pair of competing nerve proteins falls out of equilibrium, according to a new study.

A breakthrough in imaging technology promises to transform our understanding of the inner workings of living cells, and provide insights into a wide range of diseases.

The electric skin cell signals, which move at glacial pace compared to those in nerve cells, may play a role in initiating healing.

Research identifies MDGA2- BDNF/TrkB-dependent mechanism that may point to therapeutic approaches for autism spectrum ...

The same genes could hold the key to regenerating cells in the ear and eye, according to a new mouse study from the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Ksenia Gnedeva, PhD, published in the Proceedings of the ...

Lucia Notterpek, Ph.D., professor and senior associate dean for research at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine ...

Explore the critical differences in how women's pain is processed and how tailored treatments can alleviate chronic pain.

Concepts encoded by concept neurons can be an animal, an article of clothing, a place, or a person. The concept can be evoked ...

In recent years, many engineers have been trying to develop hardware components that could emulate the functions of various ...

He implanted the gene that produces this protein into animal nerve cells. Gene delivery was performed using a virus that is harmless to living organisms. The opsin synthesized by the gene that ...

Neurons in the hippocampus control our spatial learning, however, they are very unstable. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the Leibniz Institute for ...

Research into animal emotions and experience has been on the rise since the late 20th century, and scientists are beginning to use these findings to help understand an age-old question ...