FeaturedNeuroscience·August 23, 2023·6 min readSkin Speaks: Directing Nerve Growth for SensationResearchers found that the skin, not pre-existing genetic programming, instructs nerve cells on how to mature for specific sensory tasks. The findings showcase that skin cues determine whether nerve endings develop to detect sensations in hairy or hairless skin.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 3, 2023·7 min readUntangling Gut Feelings: Revealing the Colon’s Sensory NeuronsResearchers made a breakthrough in understanding the gut-brain connection by identifying five distinct types of sensory neurons in the colon. The team found these neurons responsible for sending different signals to the brain, with some responding to gentle movements of substances and others reacting to more intense sensations like pain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 10, 2022·5 min readProprioception: Describing the Genes Associated With the Sixth SenseStudy identifies genetic markers in cells associated with proprioception. The findings provide new clues about how proprioceptive sensory neurons help control movement.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 26, 2022·4 min readThe Neural Cartography of SmellThe experience of every odor derives from precise circuitry in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·September 12, 2022·7 min readHow Visual Information Travels From the Retina to the MidbrainNeurons in the midbrain receive strong, specific synaptic input from retinal ganglion cells, but only from a small number of the sensory neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 31, 2022·5 min readEavesdropping on Communication Between Fat and BrainNewly discovered sensory neurons send information related to stress and metabolism from adipose fat tissue to the brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 22, 2022·4 min readScientists Identify Sensor Underlying Mechanical Itch StimulusStudy identifies a specific protein in sensory neurons that detects mechanical itch stimuli such as an insect crawling on the skin or when one touches an object that irritates the skin.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 6, 2022·4 min readThe Brain Applies Data Compression for Decision-MakingThe brain maximizes performance while minimizing cost by using data compression to help optimize decision-making.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·March 20, 2022·5 min readResearchers Map Human Sensory Neurons, Pursue Chronic Pain CureStudy reveals how the origins of pain are generated by nociceptors in the dorsal root ganglia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 19, 2021·5 min readDrug Helps Sensory Neurons Regrow in the Mouse Central Nervous SystemFenofibrate, an FDA-approved drug commonly used to treat high cholesterol, activated support cells around sensory neurons in mouse models of spinal cord injury, helping them regrow twice as fast as a placebo.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 9, 2021·6 min readNeurons That Respond to Touch Are Less Picky Than ExpectedContradicting conventional thought, researchers find neurons associated with processing touch sensations do not simply respond to distinct types of touch. Instead, these neurons respond to many types of touch, and to varying degrees.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 12, 2021·3 min readA Common Ancestor for Cells Involved in Hearing and TouchStudy points to the evolutionary and developmental similarities between sensory cells in the inner ear and skin.Read More
