A basic review of the anatomy, physiology and personal protective equipment related to the respiratory system.

Fred Hutch researchers have created a gene-expression map of glial cells of the tiny worm, C. elegans, adding the missing ...

This useful study presents a biologically realistic, large-scale cortical model of the rat's non-barrel somatosensory cortex, investigating synaptic plasticity of excitatory connections under varying ...

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

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the cerbrum contains less than 20 percent of the neurons in our brain. Eighty ...

Scientists have created the most detailed 3D map of a mouse brain ever produced, a milestone that could revolutionize ...

First devised by Zoltan Takats, a chemist and professor at Imperial College London, the technology consists of a needle-like ...

Water and air pose completely different challenges to animals on a number of levels.

Neuroscience has identified components that give rise to cognitive function, including molecules, synapses, and brain anatomy, but how connectivity arises from these parts is challenging to uncover.

Now, researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet say they’ve found the clearest answer yet. They report the discovery of ...