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The availability of both visual and haptic information for a target object significantly improves reach-to-grasp actions, demonstrating that the nervous system...
Serotonin is a chemical that can be found in many parts of our body, including the brain. People have described it as a happiness chemical, as it is strongly...
We have taken a systems genetics look at sleep to peel back the many layers regulating sleep. Using this approach, we could connect specific DNA variations to...
The claustrum is a mysterious brain structure with vast connections, whose anatomy has limited investigation. We found a new approach for studying claustral...
Neuromorphic computers take inspiration from the brain to achieve enhanced efficiency. We describe the first full-scale simulation of a patch of cerebral...
Our study shows that the brain and its resident immune cells can acquire an immunological memory enabling the cells to either enhance or suppress their...
Semiaquatic fur seals have little or no REM sleep when in water for 2 weeks. Upon coming back to the land-life they return to have normally about 80 min of REM...
Microorganisms inhabiting our gut degrade certain nutrients into molecules capable of activating brain-resident immune cells to control inflammation. This...
The neocortex is one of the most distinctive features of the human brain. Now we know, gene by gene, how its fourth layer develops.
The neocortex is the largest part of our brain and plays central roles in perception, body control, thoughts, and memory. We found that the neocortex contains...
