Scientists have discovered a specific group of brain cells that create memories of meals, encoding not just what food was eaten but when it was eaten. The findings, published in Nature Communications, ...

Whether speaking, driving or playing an instrument, nearly everything we do requires precise control over the timing of our actions. When we learn new skills, we must learn not only what movements to ...

Researchers identify "meal memory" neurons in laboratory rats that could explain why forgetting lunch leads to overeating. Scientists have discovered a specific group of brain cells that create ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Super-resolution microscopes have revealed a whole new type of connection between neurons in mouse and human brains. In the lab, ...

The brain is unbelievably complicated, which is both daunting and fascinating for neuroscientists like me. In the space of a ...

With just a beam of light, it is possible to turn specific neurons in the living brain on and off. This enables direct ...

A fruit fly's brain is roughly the size of a poppy seed — and yet that tiny package contains over 100,000 neurons. A new map charts every single neuron in the male fruit fly brain, as well as the ...

A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the fly larva mouth that allow the taste of food texture. Published in the ...