Closely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, depending on their physical structure.

An interactive toolbox for standardizing, validating, simulating, reducing, and exploring detailed biophysical models that can be used to reveal how morpho-electric properties map to dendritic and ...

Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the human brain supports numerous advanced capabilities for centuries. The ...

The transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels comprise a diverse superfamily of cation channels that play pivotal roles in sensory transduction, enabling organisms to detect a wide range of ...

A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology has not only learned a simple visual ...

Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain's neuronal connections, and as a result, in signal ...

A new study suggests that how neurons process energy may determine whether they resist damage or begin to break down.

Explore new insights into neurodegenerative therapies as researchers observe learning mechanisms in the living brain.

In the first long-term and real-world reflective study of its kind, scientists have uncovered new detrimental health impacts of the artificial sweetener aspartame that echoes those found in shorter ...

Researchers have created a protein that can detect the faint chemical signals neurons receive from other brain cells. By ...

The brain’s chatter has always been partly out of reach, with electrical spikes easy to record but the chemical whispers ...