New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

A recent study in an animal model provides direct evidence for the role of the vagus nerve in gut microbiome-brain ...

But those prairie dogs will soon be eliminated if the Harvest Junction Village Homeowners ... officials planned to kill the remaining animals. Although volunteers couldn’t move all of the ...

Communication in the animal kingdom takes many fascinating forms. These creatures go beyond ordinary signals, using remarkable methods to connect with their peers or surroundings. What we know ...

Numerous diverse animals use scent to communicate with individuals of their own or other species. They may intentionally deposit scent containing various pheromones by urinating, defecating ...

All animals live in or seek a set of climate conditions they find tolerable. This "climate envelope" partially determines where animals are found, but the continued existence of many species now ...

Hence, researchers often simulate the brain as a network of coupled neural masses, each described by a mean-field model. These models capture the essential features of neuronal populations while ...