How do neurons transport proteins? A new study reveals that Kinesin-2 motor subtypes regulate cargo specificity.

The largest analysis of psychedelic brain imaging to date offers a clearer picture of how psychedelic drugs affect the brain.

Intracellular transport is a vital process that allows cells to move proteins and other molecules to specific locations. This ...

Researchers pinpointed the purpose of mysterious heart neurons in mice—and humans have them, too When you get up out of a ...

When the researchers used a two-photon laser to selectively destroy the chromatic neurons in the tegmentum, the synchronized ...

A midbrain region in fish combines light signals from the eyes and the pineal organ, a light-sensing structure often called the 'third eye.' ...

Light behaves differently underwater. It shifts with depth, bends through murky currents, and separates into distinct ...

JAMES Mann, who “was the picture of health” until he started struggling with vertigo, died just three months after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. The 21-year-old police officer ...

A familiar trope in science fiction is the cryopreserved time traveller, their body deep-frozen in suspended animation, then thawed and reawakened in another decade or century with all of their mental ...

While cannabis has recently come under fire for potential negative health risks, a recent study suggests that its use could increase brain volume and cognitive fitness. Researchers at the University ...

The superior colliculus (SC) is a layered midbrain structure that plays a crucial role in integrating sensory information toward functions such as directing eye and head movements. Despite significant ...

SAN DIEGO — The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will honor seven early career researchers whose awards will be presented during Neuroscience 2025, SfN's annual meeting. “Innovative thinking often comes ...