Maria is a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, where she studies how neurons and astrocytes influence each other in regulating degradative pathways. She is passionate about the ...

Artificial intelligence and large-language models (LLMs) are now regularly used, with users touting their convenience, creativity, and productivity. This fits into the broader human tendency to take ...

When a clinical trial holds the power to change who you are, do you get a say in what happens next? This question made headlines when a participant in an Australian study was forced to part with the ...

Imagine standing in line at a café when someone blatantly cuts ahead of you. A flash of indignation flares up – “Hey, that’s not fair!” On the other hand, think about how you would feel when a ...

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flows through your central nervous system, serving multiple roles: it protects your brain, takes out the cellular trash, and even acts as a highway for immune cells. Although ...

Articolo originale: How the Olfactory System Makes You Run Toward Pumpkin Spice Lattes, and Away From Rotting Flesh, Ayushe Sharma e Brandon Mitchell Tradotto da Rebecca Uzzi ~~~ Mentre cammini per… ...

Convulsive therapies are an underappreciated treatment that can alleviate symptoms of severe psychiatric disorders through rapid cycles of muscle contraction and relaxation. However, misuse and poor ...

Johanna Mayer will take you around the cell, from the endoplasmic reticulum to the golgi complex. Each infographic will cover a different organelle! Johanna Mayer is a PhD student at Karolinska ...

Running his hands over a red armchair, Neo murmurs with hesitation, “This isn’t real.” Gazing at him intently, Morpheus responds, “What is real? How do you define real?” In the film The Matrix, the ...

We strive to make neuroscience accessible to anyone interested in learning about the brain. Here, you can delve into the mind via stories, infographics, interviews, and more! Learn more about who we ...

Thirteen years after the first Avatar movie came out in 2009, director James Cameron invites viewers to journey back to the faraway, lush exo-moon of Pandora with a sequel: Avatar: The Way of Water.

Do you know that feeling when you help someone without thinking—like holding a door open or offering a kind word, and it just feels surprisingly good? Even when there was nothing in it for you?