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Thalamic regions drive conscious perception by syncing with the prefrontal cortex, acting as a gateway to awareness. Using ...

Scientists used advanced cryo-EM imaging to reveal how glutamate activates brain receptors, paving the way for new ...

In a study published in Science today, Mingsha Zhang, a neuroscientist at Beijing Normal University, focused on the thalamus.

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The DAM-Decision and Memory group at Universitat Jaume I in Castelló, led by Raphael Kaplan and composed of researchers from ...

Scientists are looking for answers about how these confounding trips, known as metastases, occur throughout the human body ...

Our brains contain billions of neurons and trillions of connections, and scientists are only beginning to understand the ...

Researchers have developed a method that shows how the nervous system and sensory organs are formed in an embryo. By labeling stem cells with a genetic 'barcode', they have been able to follow the ...

A new study using intracranial recordings in humans reveals that the thalamus, particularly its higher-order regions, plays a ...

Soon technology will enable us to read and manipulate thoughts. A neurobiologist and an international lawyer joined forces to ...

Phthalates — the synthetic chemicals used in everyday products for food packaging, personal care, toys and more — have been ...