The ability to study human neurological systems depends on having viable, accurate models of brain function. St. Jude researchers have now created a model for such research by combining thalamic cells ...

How do we learn something new? How do tasks at a new job, lyrics to the latest hit song or directions to a friend's house become encoded in our brains? The broad answer is that our brains undergo ...

‘Tired and wired’ is a common feeling following an all-nighter. While the body is tired, the brain is giddily active. Although chronic sleep loss is well-studied, brief sleep loss- such as when ...

All mice were housed in the Laboratory Animal Center of South-Central Minzu University in strict accordance with the Animal Ethics Committee of South-Central Minzu University (the animal ethical ...

Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor-expressing neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus send descending excitatory projections to the dorsal vagal complex of the brainstem.

Transmission electron microscopy reveals the architecture of cells at nanometer resolution, but chemical fixation severely warps their native structure. The true ultrastructure of cells can be ...