A team of researchers working at Harvard University has found that a certain type of neuron in a certain part of the mouse brain is responsible for governing parental behavior. In their paper published in the journal Nature, ...
Scientists at Princeton University have developed a new algorithm to track neurons in the brain of the worm Caenorhabditis elegans while it crawls. The algorithm, presented in PLOS Computational Biology by Jeffrey Nguyen ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 18, 2017
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Extracting nectar from flowers that may be dancing in the wind requires precise, millisecond timing between the brain and muscles.
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 17, 2019
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Researchers have begun to explore the underlying neural activity of eating behaviors in fruit flies to better understand the motives that drive feeding.
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2023
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During brain development, billions of neuron nerve cells must find their accurate pathway in the brain in order to form trillions of neuronal circuits enabling cognitive, sensory and emotional wellbeing. To achieve this remarkable ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 7, 2019
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Everyone knows that a plate of food doesn't look as delicious after you've already eaten a big meal. But imagine if your internal state actually made you blind to food.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 4, 2015
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Animals are often noted sensing signs of danger and reacting. A simple form of this phenomenon is called fear conditioning, which is a type of learning commonly seen in every animal. By manipulating the activity of specific ...
Biotechnology
Apr 25, 2018
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The zebrafish is a master of regeneration: If brain cells are lost due to injury or disease, it can simply reproduce them—contrary to humans, where this only happens in the fetal stage. However, the zebrafish is evolutionarily ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 7, 2020
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Navigating to a destination, whether you are a human or a bat, requires a complex set of calculations and interactions among brain cells. Weizmann Institute of Science researchers, working with bats, have now revealed the ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 13, 2017
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The aquatic environment is full of tantalizing chemicals that can guide a fish to mates or meals. Now, scientists in Japan have identified the olfactory receptor and brain circuitry that picks up the scent of adenosine triphosphate, ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 11, 2017
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