A new study published in Nature reveals how olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) achieve extraordinary precision in selecting ...

Centromeres, specialized regions located at the center of chromosomes, are critical for ensuring proper cell division. During ...

New research from MIT suggests that astrocytes - long considered support cells - may play a key role in the human brain's ...

UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have identified a protein that appears to act as a master control switch for ...

The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and ...

Researchers have proposed a new hypothesis for how astrocytes contribute to memory storage, helping to explain the brain's ...

Researchers have a new hypothesis for how brain cells called astrocytes might contribute to memory storage in the brain. Their model, known as dense associative memory, would help explain the brain's ...