A team at University of Massachusetts Amherst developed artificial neurons that fire in the same voltage range as living ...

Engineers at the University of Massachusetts have created the first artificial neurons that will possess the ability to communicate with living cells.

Scientists have long known that taste affects appetite, but new studies reveal how taste sensations influence our eating ...

The impermeability of our nerve cells is a vital barrier for their proper functioning. Researchers have just discovered how ...

A healthy brain maintains a harmony of neurons that excite or inhibit other neurons, but the lines between different types of ...

The effects of insufficient water are felt by every cell in the body, but it’s the brain that manifests our experience of ...

Cultured neural tissues have been widely used as a simplified experimental model for brain research. However, existing ...

Rewiring the command neurons in the tactile circuit is sufficient to change the behavioral strategy of a whole animal, implying a 'plug-and-play' flexibility in sensorimotor circuits.

A new study published in Brain Sciences provides evidence that dopamine promotes movement by directly altering the ...

Researchers show how fatty foods quickly disrupt memory by blocking neurons’ recycling process, with changes appearing in just seven days.

Ant societies are built on scent. Pheromones guide the insects to food, warn them of predators, and regulate the rhythms of ...

When we watch someone move their finger, our brain doesn’t remain passive. Research conducted by scientists from HSE ...