The human brain is comprised of two main types of cells, known as neurons and glia. The first are responsible for ...

Scientists have long known that the brain's visual system isn't fully hardwired from the start-it becomes refined by what ...

Scientists have long known that the brain's visual system isn't fully hardwired from the start—it becomes refined by what ...

Elizabeth Jonas first got interested in mitochondria by chance. In 1995, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, working ...

Right, isolated neuron obtained with the Deiters microdissection technique, using thin needles under the microscope (courtesy of G. Merico).

Scientists have long known that the brain's visual system isn't fully hardwired from the start—it becomes refined by what babies see—but the authors ...

Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute have discovered that in the cerebral cortex, synaptic signal ...

Scientists used 3D mini-brains grown from stem cells to study Huntington’s disease. They found early developmental changes ...

By turning standard images into precise 3D measurements, the FiLM-Scope could expand what’s possible in both manual and robotic microsurgery. Its flexible, data-rich imaging could also be valuable in ...

Cryoelectron microscopy is a method for imaging frozen-hydrated specimens at cryogenic temperatures by electron microscopy. Specimens remain in their native state without the need for dyes or ...

The Church TimesChurch growth under the microscope: a Church Times & Modern Church webinar Thursday 29 May | 7pm BST Delivering a presidential address to General Synod in 2021, Archbishop Stephen ...