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

These findings highlight the significance of rearing behavior and behavioral lateralization as potential behavioral markers ...

Motor neurone disease (MND), including its most common form, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), impacts approximately one ...

Scientists say a test for motor neuron disease, based on an aptamer for biomarker TDP-43 in brain tissue, could detect at-risk people before symptoms develop.

Scientists at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) have developed mouse models that survive premature death and enable pre-clinical ...

Neural progenitors are cells that are capable of dividing a limited number of times and have the capacity to differentiate into a restricted repertoire of neuronal and glial cell types. The ...

Neuroscience research. Learn how the brain's physical, chemical and electrical structure can affect everything from motivation and sensory perception to disease recovery.

Background Cognitive and behavioural dysfunction may occur in people with motor neuron disease (MND), with some studies suggesting an association with the C9ORF72 repeat expansion. Their onset and ...