Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal ...

New research reveals that individual neurons follow multiple learning rules simultaneously, challenging the long-held belief that synaptic plasticity operates uniformly throughout the brain.

The rete ovarii, a poorly understood structure connected to the ovaries, may be much more essential to ovarian function than ...

A vaccine under development at the University at Buffalo has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu.

Neuroscientists have carefully studied how synapses only have access to their own “local” information, yet collectively they ...

As opposed to surgery, "an intravitreal injection is one of the simplest procedures in ophthalmology," said the lead ...

Stepping on the scales, Richa Prasad was shocked to find she'd lost 20lbs without trying after moving to Portugal.

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of ...