Research from the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience has identified a mechanism through which insulin-like...
Neural Excitability, Synapses, and Glia
A Butterfly Effect
New Research finds that Protein Kinase C delta activity triggered by the plasticity of just a few synapses regulates...
How the brain slows down when we focus our gaze
Computer simulations explain change of pace in the visual cortex Changing between slow and fast integration of...
Fruit fly’s complex symphony of vision
A neuronal microcircuit leverages the same type of signal for multiple purposes An orchestra of complex neuronal networks...
How tasty is the food? Ask your brain!
A hormone and specialized brain cells regulate feeding behavior in mice Knowing when it’s time for a meal – and when...
New study reveals ‘moonlighting’ function of part of the...
A major component of the cell’s protein destruction machine moonlights at brain synapses A new study by researchers at...
Competition between brain hemispheres during sleep
Human beings are bilaterally symmetrical. As such, our brains are made of two halves called hemispheres, that communicate...
Modeling the turtle brain provides insights: Routing activity in...
New study uses computer simulations to explore how patterns of spikes propagate in neuronal networks constrained by the...
Amygdala Intercalated Cells: Gatekeepers and Conveyors of...
Generating adaptive behavioral responses to emotionally salient stimuli requires evaluation of complex associations...
In the zone for memories
Scientists discover that the mysterious ‘zone of uncertainty’ enables the brain to rapidly form new memories The...