New experiments reveal how astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. The results suggest ...

Neuroscientists have long dreamed of watching thoughts unfold as they happen, without disturbing the fragile tissue that produces them. That vision is suddenly closer to reality, as glowing neurons ...

Why do we sometimes keep eating even when we're full and other times turn down food completely? Why do we crave salty things ...

Researchers found that a protein called CUL5 helps neurons eliminate tau, reducing their vulnerability to neurodegeneration.

Most people wouldn’t give Geobacter sulfurreducens a second look. The bacteria was first discovered in a ditch in rural Oklahoma. But the lowly microbe has a superpower. It grows protein nanotubes ...

Navigating the world is no mean feat, especially when the world pushes back. For instance, airflow hitting a fly on its right side can, after a turn, become a headwind. To stay on course, the fly's ...

The attractiveness of a reward decreases with delay — a phenomenon known as temporal discounting. Humans and other animals typically devalue short-term rewards more steeply than those further in the ...