The songbird vocal motor nucleus HVC contains cells that project to the basal ganglia, the auditory system, or downstream vocal motor structures. In this fundamental study, the authors conduct ...

Brain circuits are known to gradually form and develop ... During this stage, the initial organization of cortical networks is established via internal (i.e., endogenous) mechanisms.

Understanding how the brain responds to fear could help treat people with phobias, PTSD, and anxiety.

The electrical wrist stimulation is now being trialled in people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in a two-year study funded by ...

Researchers from the University of Seville and the University of Cadiz, coordinated by the professors of Physiology Pedro ...

The subtleties involved here reflect the fact that the brain’s dizzying complexity means it’s rarely possible to draw simple conclusions. Even in this case, where a basic interpretation might be that ...

A study using brain imaging in mice reveals that the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) encodes empathic responses to others' ...

A study reveals that motor control in the brain is modular and adaptable. Using optogenetics and imaging in mice, researchers ...

A Chinese semi-invasive brain-machine interface (BMI) research team has successfully completed multiple cases of full ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI)-a condition that leads to partial or complete paralysis-has a profound impact on millions of ...