Spiraling waves of neural activity appear and travel in the brain. Scientists hope to learn if these rotating waves on-the-move play a global role in sensing and interpreting internal and external ...

The assembly of a healthy brain requires new cells to travel incredibly long distances to arrive at their correct final destinations. A recent laboratory mouse study reveals that dopamine receptors ...

The cerebral cortex processes sensory information via a complex network of neural connections. How are these signals modulated to refine perception? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has ...

Researchers discover rotating spiral brain waves that travel across cortical networks, acting as a space-and-time clock for motor action.

Signals in our brain are not always processed in the same way: Certain receptors modulate these mechanisms, influencing our mood, perception, and behavior in various ways. One of these is the 5-HT2A ...

Scientists once viewed the thalamus largely as a relay station: a kind of biological switchboard routing sensory information ...

A recent study has revealed that specific patterns of gene activity serve as a hidden map that guides the complex wiring of ...

A new study isolates the MCA brain nucleus as the central timing hub that calibrates sensory predictions across changing bodies.

Sensory hypersensitivity in mice with the Grin2b gene mutation found in patients is related to hyperactivity of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and hyperconnectivity between the ACC and other ...

The way that the sense of smell works is that olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) are wired up to olfactory receptors (ORs) in the nasal epithelium, from which they send signals to the brain. Once ...

Our brain prepares the body for an incoming meal before we even take the first bite. The aroma of food simmering on the stove ...