Recent neuroscience studies have been investigating how the stimulation of some nerves, particularly the vagus nerve, using ...

Researchers have found that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) enhances perceptual learning in mice, improving their ability to ...

Brain-Heart Axis: Strokes Change Epigenetics of Immune System July 23, 2024 — A stroke not only causes acute damage to the brain, but can also have long-term health implications for other organs ...

Neuroscientists at the University of Barcelona set about on a search for brain areas involved in chess-related tasks so that surgeons could avoid them when removing a tumor ...

Oct. 17, 2024 — Symptoms and disease progression of Rett syndrome are different in females than males. A new study shows why it is important to understand these differences to develop better ...

Strokes occur when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted. This can occur suddenly and cause serious damage quickly. Strokes may also prove fatal. A stroke is a medical emergency that requires ...

SORL1 knockout, knockin, and transgenic mice are now in the Research Models database. The database will be updated as more models become available.

The digestive system is the series of tubelike organs that convert our meals into body fuel. There are about 30 feet (9 meters) of these convoluted pipeworks, starting with the mouth and ending ...

anatomy and pharmacology of the nervous system, as well as computational, behavioural and cognitive neuroscience. Very high-resolution images of the human brain obtained in vivo in a few minutes ...

Brain imaging refers to the usually non-invasive or minimally invasive techniques that enable imaging the structure or function of the brain. Brain imaging techniques take advantage of X-rays ...