Researchers have uncovered how primate brains transform flat, 2D visual inputs into rich, 3D mental representations of ...

Fatigue is a feeling of constant exhaustion, burnout, or lack of energy. A very particular state of fatigue, cognitive fatigue, drastically influences sustained attention and focus. To date, there ...

The triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) plays a pivotal role in the activation of myeloid cells and is currently being investigated as a potential therapeutic target in several ...

When Freud started describing human behaviour using the evolutionary background of our “animal” origin, the picture was a bit simple, but it started getting complex when we recognised the importance ...

Nerves look blue in the reconstructed view of a genetically engineered mouse (left) whose neurons produce a fluorescent ...

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This important study presents a new method for longitudinally tracking cells in two-photon imaging data that addresses the specific challenges of imaging neurons in the developing cortex. It provides ...

Yale researchers have discovered a process in the primate brain that sheds new light on how visual systems work and could ...

The human brain is comprised of two main types of cells, known as neurons and glia. The first are responsible for ...

New research suggests that modern conditions may trace back to Neanderthal skull traits we share with our extinct cousins.