Tag: Neurons
An itching paradox – a molecule that triggers the urge to scratch...
Marlys Fassett, University of California, San Francisco
Itching can be uncomfortable, but it’s a normal part of your skin’s...
Imagination makes us human – this unique ability to envision what...
Andrey Vyshedskiy, Boston University
You can easily picture yourself riding a bicycle across the sky even though that’s not...
Axolotls can regenerate their brains – these adorable salamanders are helping...
Ashley Maynard, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is an aquatic salamander renowned for its...
Illuminating the brain one neuron and synapse at a time –...
Vivian Lam, The Conversation
Scientists know both a lot and very little about the brain. With billions of neurons...
The 2021 Nobel Prize for medicine helps unravel mysteries about how...
Steven D. Munger, University of Florida
Humans rely on our senses to tell us about the world. Which way...
Swimming gives your brain a boost – but scientists don’t know...
Seena Mathew, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
It’s no secret that aerobic exercise can help stave off some of the...
MDMA may help treat PTSD – but beware of claims that...
Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University
Recent clinical trials, including one soon to be published in Nature Medicine, have suggested...
Astrocyte cells in the fruit fly brain are an on-off switch...
Sarah DeGenova Ackerman, University of Oregon
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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...
