Two RIKEN researchers have used a scheme for simplifying data to mimic how the brain of a fruit fly reduces the complexity of ...

Revamp your home and let the monsoon's beautiful sensory experiences inspire you. This guide shares smart tips that recreate the monsoon vibe indoors. Monsoon season is here, and with it comes a ...

The group’s psychedelic sensory playgrounds of light, sound, stars, bubbles, birds and more are expanding around the globe, dazzling millions of visitors a year. By Lisa Lucas There’s a reason ...

Perry Elementary School Principal Stephanie Tear points out features of the school’s new sensory pathway. The shipwreck-themed path mimics an obstacle course, with short exercises for students ...

A new study by Pitt researchers challenges a decades-old assumption in neuroscience by showing that the brain uses distinct ...

For the better part of a year, Muthard worked with contractors, engineers and sponsors to design and build the play space, which features a sensory experience walkway, wooden train and a ...

Your core self may have a home: the Default Mode Network. This marvel of nature creates your sense of self, runs an inner simulation of consciousness, and may hold keys to healing.

The amino acid glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system. Glutamate activates ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) which include the NMDA, AMPA ...

Atypical sensory-based behaviors are a ubiquitous feature of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). In this article, we review the neural underpinnings of sensory processing in autism by reviewing the ...

Study: Supramolecular Copolymerization of Glycopeptide Amphiphiles and Amyloid Peptides Improves Neuron Survival. Image Credit: Shutterstock AI Generator / Shutterstock.com A recent study ...

David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel discovered how the cerebral cortex processes visual information. Their research won them the ...

For example, the olfactory nerve is essential for detecting smells. The functions of the cranial nerves are sensory, motor, or both. Sensory cranial nerves help a person see, smell, and hear.