Browse our latest Neuroscience articles

Otic epithelial Fibroblast Growth Factors control the number of cochlear sensory progenitor cells through an FGF responsive periotic mesenchyme.

During the second postnatal week, a temporary circuit made up of specific types of neurons plus the precursors of oligodendrocytes is established in the brain, and may promote the maturation of oligodendrocytes in preparation for myelination.

The protein-lipid modification palmitoylation targets the kinase LIMK1 to dendritic spines to ensure precise control of the size of individual spines in response to synaptic activation.

The location of neurons responsible for increasing the breathing rate upon detecting elevated levels of CO₂ in the blood has been pinpointed to the retrotrapezoid nucleus in the brainstem.

The default mode network in the brain is activated during the performance of executive-type tasks when a substantial change in cognitive contents is required.

Building on recent findings that central sensory processing allocates resources according to the informativeness of statistical features (Hermundstad et al., 2014), we identify visual area V2 as the site of the relevant computations for local image statistics, thus providing a common underpinning for diverse aspects of its neuronal selectivity.

TGFβ and serotonin signaling in a neural circuit encodes food availability; these signals regulate the dynamic range and variability on the circuit to impact coding accuracy and lifespan responses.

A comprehensive battery of behavioral, electrophysiological and functional MRI techniques has allowed the development of a data-driven conceptual model of the tinnitus-hyperacusis network.

Independent osmotic, genetic and biochemical perturbations modulate neurotransmitter release in a multiplicative manner.