An international team of researchers led by the Francis Crick Institute, working with the Paul Scherrer Institute, has ...

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After years of work, cognition and neuroscience doctoral student Hailey Welch is—for the first time—the lead author of a ...

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In findings recently published in Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, Semrau and doctoral candidate Joanna Hoh suggest ...

Raccoons possess an extraordinary sense that allows them to navigate the world with stunning precision. Their front paws contain an unusually dense network of nerve endings that function almost like ...

What is the evolutionary advantage of our consciousness? And what can we learn about this from observing birds? Researchers ...

Scientists are learning how the brain knows what’s happening throughout the body, and how that process might go awry in some ...

A newly identified disorder, MINA syndrome, results from a mutation in the NAMPT protein that deprives motor neurons of energy, leading to severe movement problems. The discovery not only deepens ...

Sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra was one of the treatments that improved hearing and sensory abilities in fruit ...