Whether we're staring at our phones, the page of a book, or the person across the table, the objects of our focus never stand in isolation; there are always other objects or people in our field of ...

Researchers have discovered that specific neurons in the human brain react to scents, images, and associated words, such as ...

The brain relies on cells called OPCs to refine neural connections. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Lucas Cheadle can now ...

A UCLA-led study has created a map of DNA modification in two regions of the brain critical to learning, memory and emotional ...

Schizophrenia is thought to affect 1 percent of the global population, and treatment options are limited because of a poor understanding of the mechanisms | Genetics And Genomics ...

Researchers at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, UW Medicine, and Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute ...

By obtaining high-resolution images of Alzheimer’s disease-affected brain cells as the condition progresses, researchers have identified the specific neurons that are damaged. The information the ...

The discovery that certain smells can be linked to specific neurons is helping us understand how the brain encodes concepts ...

Two-photon (2P) fluorescence imaging through gradient index (GRIN) lens-based endoscopes is fundamental to investigate the functional properties of neural populations in deep brain circuits. However, ...

We often only realize how important our sense of smell is when it is no longer there: food is not as tasty as it once was, or we no longer react to dangers such as the smell of smoke. Researchers have ...