When a baby smiles at you, it's almost impossible not to smile back. This spontaneous reaction to a facial expression is part ...

A research team led by Hiroshima University and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology have proposed a neuroendocrine ...

Neurons are the specialized cells that allow our bodies to transmit impulses, like factories that process inputs. They send signals that help us catch a ball, recognize a favorite song or pull our ...

This post was written with Darien Thira, Ph.D. (Note: Gendered terms are used for simplicity to refer to gender scripts) “I feel so great when she has an orgasm with me!” Mike, a 27-year-old engineer, ...

A breakthrough single-cell enteric nervous atlas charts how microbes and allergic inflammation can rewire neuronal and intestinal function—paving the way for a new generation of neuron-targeting ...

Michael Smerconish investigates the roots of political violence in the USA, highlighting that age and mental health, rather than ideology, are the primary factors. Citing historical and contemporary ...

Understanding the intricate web of connections within the human brain remains one of the greatest challenges in science. This complex network of billions of neurons, communicating through brief ...

Based on the DA mediation, some sophisticated neuronal functions, including integration-and-firing, synaptic facilitation-induced spike broadening and DA-tunable spiking number and width, were ...

All around us is a rich world for us to experience. Inside our minds, we have our own understanding of the world, ourselves, and everything in it. How does the brain do any of this? There’s all this ...