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We are starting to understand how the cerebellum contributes to vocal learning in songbirds.

Experiments in wind tunnels have shed light on the rules that govern how flies respond when they detect odors.

Rabbits can learn the biological analogue of a simple recursive function by relying only on the neurons of the cerebellum.

The acquisition of immunity to malaria by an individual depends on their age and the number of infectious mosquito bites they have received.

New analyses shift the view that some forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia are due to defects in a single RNA-binding protein.

The ongoing debate on the neural basis of orientation selectivity in the primary visual cortex continues.

The discovery of a second facial tumor disease in the Tasmanian devil has provided insights into the emergence of contagious cancers.

How many copies of a protein can be made before it becomes toxic to the cell?

Using a short peptide to regulate the activity of HCN ion channels illustrates how physiological modulators could inspire new drugs. .

The same genes and signalling pathways control the formation of skin appendages in both fish and land animals.