The gene editing tool known as CRISPR-Cas9 is changing what's possible for treating a wide range of diseases caused by ...

Scientists define five types of colon neurons specialized for sending different signals to the brain. The gut-brain connection is a complicated two-way signaling cascade that is responsible for ...

Robots that can sense and respond to the world like humans may soon be a reality as scientists have created an artificial ...

The entire body of a sea urchin is what researchers are now calling an “all-body brain,” with neurons that function as a ...

The brain's cerebral cortex is made up of distinct regions involved in myriad processes, from sensory perception to cognitive functions like memory, attention, and decision-making. University of ...

Locomotion is a familiar series of rhythmic, patterned movements: the left and right sides of the body alternate, back and forth, as do pairs of flexor and extensor muscles in the limbs. The neuronal ...

of neurons needed for connections between brain areas share similar genetic programs, but which unfold at different speeds. The cerebral cortex, located at the surface of the brain, handles the ...

The ventral nerve cord is the area of the fruit fly’s nervous system that controls most of its movement, also called its motor functions. There are a variety of different broad classes of neurons that ...

It's hard for the octopus to pick just one party trick. It swims via jet propulsion, shoots inky chemicals at its foes, and can change its skin within seconds to blend in with its surroundings. A team ...