Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. The findings ...

Neurons balance energy efficiency by regulating protein synthesis based on molecular properties like stability and size.

Mirror neurons received significant media attention in the 2000s and were painted by some scientists as the key to many of our advanced social abilities. However, many of the more significant ...

Rather than rely solely on silicon, their work involves growing real biological neurons on electrode arrays, allowing them to be interfaced with digital systems. Their latest work has shown ...

Determining how individual neurons communicate with each other and ... cation channel in green algae called Channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2; Nagel et al., 2003). These researchers showed that when ...