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·March 16, 2017·5 min read

When Our World Turns ‘Upside-Down,’ Serotonin Helps Us Deal With It

Researchers analyse the role serotonin plays in reward and learning.

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·February 7, 2017·4 min read

Sensor Traces Dopamine Released by Single Cells

New sensors that can monitor dopamine secretion in a single neuron could help researchers better understand how dopamine influences brain activity.

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·February 5, 2017·4 min read

Lasers Could Be Key to Unlocking Memory

Researchers have developed new technology that utilizes infrared light in order to treat memory loss conditions.

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·January 17, 2017·3 min read

Scientists Find Sensor That Makes Synapses Fast

Synaptotagmin 2 is the major calcium sensor in GABAergic synapses, a new study reports.

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·January 9, 2017·2 min read

Sneak Peek Into the Nano World of Brain Cells

Researchers observe the action and plot the movement of neurons with the help of a new technique.

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·January 5, 2017·6 min read

Worms Have Teenage Ambivalence Too

A new study reports that, much like humans, adolescent worm brains mature into stable adult brains by changing neurons used to generate behavior.

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·November 26, 2016·4 min read

How Neurons Are Able to Keep Up the Chatter

Researchers provide new insight into the mechanisms of neurotransmission.

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·November 8, 2016·4 min read

Brain ‘Fat’ Key to Mental Health

A new study reports researchers have discovered a previously unknown relationship between brain function and structure. The findings could help explain how communication breaks down in diseases such as multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia.

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·October 31, 2016·3 min read

Watching in 3D as Neurons in Living Mouse Brain Communicate

Researchers have recorded the activity of thousands of neurons layered within three-dimensional sections of brain as they signaled to one another in a living mouse.