Huang and colleagues examined neural responses in mouse anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) during a discrimination-avoidance task. The authors present useful findings that ACC neurons encode primarily ...

This process is known as higher-order conditioning and can be measured using sensory preconditioning tasks in rodents. This behavioral paradigm requires the repeated and simultaneous presentation of ...

Dr. Rekha Lalwani, Professor, Department of Anatomy, has been granted a patent for her groundbreaking invention – the Serial ...

At the time of euthanasia, tail samples were collected, tissue was digested, and DNA was extracted utilizing the Qiagen DN-easy kit. Samples were sent to Transnetyx automated genotyping, and P301S and ...

Introduction: The olfactory epithelium (OE) and olfactory bulb (OB) are the major components of the olfactory system and play critical roles in olfactory perception. However, the embryonic development ...

Neurons communicate with each other by passing millisecond-long signals across tiny junctions called synapses. Experiences ...

Although it’s still experimental, they hope the brain-computer interface could someday help give voice to those unable to speak. A new study described testing the device on a 47-year-old woman with ...

New research reveals that lower proportions of specific sleep stages are associated with reduced brain volume in regions ...

A new study has provided precise atomic data that shed light on the impact of charged ions from coronal mass ejections (CMEs) ...

Your brain isn’t stagnant; throughout your lifetime, many changes occur as a result of genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors that accompany emotional, intellectual, and physical ...