A new computational framework unifies the analysis of sensory encoding, functional connectivity, and behavioral readout in two-photon calcium imaging data, revealing distinct neuronal roles in the ...

Freezing, retreating and steering clear of a fox-urine odor: that was the behavior of mice dosed with a synthetic cannabinoid ...

Scientists have developed CLOK, a chemigenetic labeling system that color-codes neurons by birthdate in living zebrafish and ...

Repeated physical activity builds endurance by triggering widespread adaptations throughout the human body, but a new study ...

Scientists identify a neural circuit linking the biological clock to dopaminergic neurons and the mushroom body to control wakefulness.

The brain is a black box of densely packed neurons, blood vessels and immune cells, all locked away in a sealed skull. WashU’s Song Hu has dedicated his career to unlocking that puzzle box by ...

Motor neurons, the nerve cells that control muscles, have a reputation as passive messengers. But growing evidence suggests they do more than simply relay the brain’s commands. Work in fruit flies ...

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), the virus best known for causing cold sores, infects a large portion of the world's population and can remain dormant in nerve cells for decades. In recent years, ...

For some children, the diagnosis never arrives. They miss developmental milestones, struggle with social interaction, and sometimes develop seizures — but standard genetic tests return nothing, and ...

What makes human cognition distinctive may begin at the level of single neurons. We introduce the Functional Complexity Index (FCI), a deep-learning-based measure that quantifies the input–output ...

As newborn neurons make their way through the developing brain, they must squeeze through incredibly tight spaces to reach their final destinations. Researchers discovered that this physical journey ...