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Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 7, 2020

Sensory Neurons Outside the Brain Drive Autistic Social Behaviors

The loss of the protein neurofibromin 1 (NF1) in adult male flies resulted in social impairments. The deficits were traced back to a primary disruption in a small group of peripheral neurons which control external stimuli, including touch and smell, that communicate to the brain. Read More

Featured Neuroscience

·August 12, 2019

Neuroscientists make major breakthrough in 200-year-old puzzle

Time plays a key role when it comes to Weber's Law. Read More

Featured Neuroscience visual neuroscience

·December 31, 2018

How Brain Cells Filter Information in Groups

A new study reports the neurons that focus on coarse visual details could change to prefer finer details under different conditions. The findings shed new light on the neural mechanism that helps shape our perception of the world. Read More

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·May 14, 2018

Researchers ‘Transfer’ a Memory

A new study reports researchers have successfully generated an artificial memory by injecting a sea snail with the RNA from another. Researchers say this approach could lead to new treatments to restore memory and alter traumatic memories in humans. Read More

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 18, 2018

Keeping the Excitement Under Control

Researchers have developed a new method to identify and monitor the activity of 'quiet' neurons. Read More

Featured Neuroscience

·April 2, 2018

Butterflies of the Soul: Study Sheds Light on Developmental Origins of Interneurons

A new study reveals how interneurons emerge and diversify in the brain. Read More

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 19, 2018

Nerve Cells That Enable Fruit Flies to Escape Danger Discovered

Researchers have identified neurons that help to initiate an escape from danger response in fruit flies. Read More

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·January 25, 2018

How Our Skin Communicates with the Brain

Inhibition of the P2X4 protein receptor in sensory neurons decreases sensitivity to touch, a new study reports. The findings could have implications for the development of new topical treatments for psoriasis and dermatitis. Read More

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·January 14, 2018

Researchers Make Cells That Enable to Sense of Touch

UCLA researchers have successfully transformed human stem cells into sensory interneurons. Read More

Featured Neurology pain

·November 13, 2017

Why Head and Face Pain Cause More Suffering

Duke researchers have discovered head and facial sensory neurons are directly wired into one of the brain's main emotional signaling hubs. Sensory neurons throughout the rest of the body are indirectly connected to the system. The findings help explain why head and face pains are more emotionally draining than other pains. Read More