Morning Overview on MSN

Engineered protein may reveal the brain’s secret code

The brain’s chatter has always been partly out of reach, with electrical spikes easy to record but the chemical whispers ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Scientists say the brain has a hidden language we didn’t see before

Neuroscientists have long listened to the brain’s electrical spikes, but those loud crackles are only the final output of a ...
eLife

PKD2L1 channels segregated to the apical compartment are the exclusive dual-mode pH sensor in cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons

This is an important study on the sensory roles of Cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons (CBF-cn) in mammals. The authors identify PKD2L1 as the predominant pH-sensing channel CBF-cn and show how the ...

Cell Membranes May Act Like Tiny Power Generators

Living cells may generate electricity through the natural motion of their membranes. These fast electrical signals could play ...
Frontiers

Neural Network Dynamics: Unraveling Spiking and Synaptic Plasticity in Learning and Memory

Neuroscience continually strives to unravel the intricate relationship between neural network morphology, spiking dynamics, and their resulting functional ...