New research shows a single neuron in fruit flies can trigger two distinct behaviors in response to the same smell.

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

The same neuron can tell fruit flies to walk toward the smell of rotting fruit and speed up, according to new research from Yale scientists. Neurobiologists once believed that each neuron held a ...

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

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 ...

In AD, synaptic plasticity, the brain’s ability to regulate the strength of synaptic connections between neurons, is significantly disrupted. This worsens over time, reducing cognitive and memory ...

Large-scale microscopy combined with tissue clearing and expansion enables nanoscale imaging of centimeter scale specimens.

Surface science, as practiced until the end of the 20th century, has provided much of our present understanding of solid surfaces. (1,2) This is because an extensive array of surface-sensitive ...

A microscopic parasite quietly infects the brains of millions worldwide. Known scientifically as Toxoplasma gondii, this tiny ...

The human brain is known to store various memories for long periods of time, progressively learning from new experiences and ...

Channel moves: Who’s gone where? Personnel moves have occurred this week at the likes of Softcat, Alteryx, N-able and Checkmarx By Simon Quicke, Microscope Editor Published: 23 Jun 2025 15:00 ...

Abstract: Superpixel aggregation represents a highly effective approach for automated neuron segmentation from electron microscopy (EM) volumes, which can be considered as a graph partitioning task on ...