Scientists have known for decades that opioids relieve pain by binding to molecular switches in the brain called mu-opioid ...
A new AI-powered atlas called NextBrain allows researchers to visualize the human brain in unprecedented detail, down to hundreds of tiny subregions previously invisible on MRI scans.
The published paper reports on the results of more than 5 years of collaboration and introduces a new instrument that the ...
Serotonin is one of the primary chemicals that the brain uses to influence mood and behavior, and is a key target for psychiatric drugs. But to aid in the design of improved drugs scientists need to ...
BraDiPho (Brain Dissection Photogrammetry) is an innovative tool for the study of white matter connections in the human brain ...
A groundbreaking study reveals how neurons sense and transmit mechanical forces across their membranes—a key to understanding touch, movement, and development.
Rice University bioengineers have demonstrated a nonsurgical way to quiet a seizure-relevant brain circuit in an animal model ...
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Cambridge in the U.K. and collaborating institutions have shown that serotonin 2C receptor in the brain regulates memory in people and ...