A protein called torsinA plays a key role in the early development of neurons, determining where nuclear pores are placed in the membrane that encloses the nucleus of nerve cells, a study led by UT ...

Is there a difference in brain structure between men and women? If we were to find such a difference in a single neuron, would it matter? One of the most useful models for studying these questions is ...

The first wiring diagram of every neuron in an adult brain and the 50 million connections between them has been produced for a fruit fly. This landmark achievement has been conducted by a large ...

A Chinese research team has revealed how brain neurons support flexible decision-making. According to a study recently published in Science, rule-related information and sensory information are ...

Researchers developed a laser-based artificial neuron that fully emulates the functions, dynamics and information processing of a biological graded neuron, which could lead to new breakthroughs in ...

Alcohol affects the function of specific proteins or receptors embedded in the membranes of neurons. Alcohol can interact with a variety of neurotransmitter receptors, but at non-fatal concentrations ...

An essay on par with ‘Attention’ (the root of ChatGPT)” vs. “Interesting but won’t change the big picture.” Last weekend, ...