neuroscience

The changes may help explain the link between maternal infection and autism, though more research is needed.

Explore the latest developments in brain organoid production.

The effect appears to be mediated by a gut-secreted peptide that signals to neurons in the brain that modulate the response to mechanical vibrations.

The Lundbeck Foundation announces an international cohort of neuroscientists have collectively won the €1.3 million Brain Prize.

The opportunistic pathogen Klebsiella aerogenes degrades estradiol and induces depressive-like behavior in mice, a study finds.

A wiring map diagrams more than half a million neuronal connections in the first complete connectome of Drosophila and holds clues about which brain architectures best support learning.

A hormone naturally induced by alcohol consumption accelerates the recovery of mice after binge drinking by activating neurons involved in arousal and alertness.

Researchers find that bacteria stimulate a headache-causing pain pathway to suppress the immune system and infect the brain. 

Researchers find that an increased heart rate can induce anxiety in mice, given the right context.

The antidepressant properties of hallucinogenic drugs may stem from their ability to bind to intracellular serotonin receptors, a study suggests.

Researchers highlight protein structure considerations for designing inhibitors that target familial Parkinson’s disease mutations.

The organoids could one day be used to treat brain injuries in humans. 

Prairie voles lacking functional receptors for oxytocin form normal social bonds, a finding that could explain the hormone’s clinical failures.

Inactivating TAOK1 prompts tentacle-like protrusions to form all over a neuron’s surface, revealing the gene’s role in molding the membrane.