Andrea Gomez, a Berkeley molecular and cell biologist, applies her wide-ranging curiosity to brains’ mysteries ranging from synapses to psychedelics.

A study conducted at the University of Bonn has identified an essential control circuit in flies that regulates food ...

Reduced mTOR activity can therefore also have a negative effect on the aging brain by reducing the formation of new synapses ...

Researchers have discovered a fascinating new link between the gut and the brain: swallowing nutritious food causes the ...

Researchers have identified an important control circuit involved in the eating process in flies that ensures larvae continue ...

C1QL1 promotes the replacement of the cells that produce myelin. Boosting it may improve treatment of demyelinating diseases.

Researchers at the University of Bonn and the University of Cambridge have identified an important control circuit involved ...

In neuroscience, the term 'active zone' is used to refer to a specialized area in the presynaptic membrane of synapses (i.e., ...

Please verify your email address. The entire Tyranid swarm is connected and controlled through the Hive Mind using Synapse. Synapse is a major piece of lore for the Tyranids and is adapted to ...

Alcoholic neuropathy is a condition in which drinking too much alcohol causes damage to nerve tissue. This may cause pain, tingling, and numbing in your limbs. Alcoholism, now called alcohol use ...

Resting brain stem cells hardly differ from normal astrocytes, which support the nerve cells in the brain. How can almost ...

Nerve cells in the brain receive thousands of synaptic signals via their "antenna", the so-called dendritic branch. Permanent changes in synaptic strength correlate with changes in the size of ...