Tag: Brain cells
Astrocyte cells in the fruit fly brain are an on-off switch...
Sarah DeGenova Ackerman, University of Oregon
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The neural cruelty of captivity: Keeping large mammals in zoos and...
Bob Jacobs, Colorado College
Hanako, a female Asian elephant, lived in a tiny concrete enclosure at Japan’s Inokashira Park Zoo for more than 60 years,...
Synthetic odors created by activating brain cells help neuroscientists understand how...
Edmund Chong, New York University
When you experience something with your senses, it evokes complex patterns of activity in your brain. One important goal in...
Your big brain makes you human – count your neurons when...
Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Vanderbilt University
Here’s something new to consider being thankful for at the dinner table: the long evolutionary journey that gave you your big...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
