Scientists have long known that humans and other animals have a master biological clock situated in a deep brain region called the hypothalamus. In this master clock, cells…
(l to r) Mackenzie Amoroso, Jeremiah Cohen, and Nao Uchida Serotonin is one of the most widespread and mysterious neurotransmitters in the brain. It has been proposed to…
(l to r) Howard Berg, Abhishek Shrivastava, and Pushkar Lele Bacterial gliding is defined as steady movement over a surface, of bacteria that have neither flagella nor pili. …
Ahmet Vakkasoglu (l) and Rachelle Gaudet At the heart of our adaptive immune system is the presentation of internal antigens, usually peptides, to cytotoxic T cells. The Transporter…
(l to r) Kat Toropova, Andres Leschziner,Sam Reck-Peterson, Sirui Zou and (front row) Locksley Cytoskeletal motors are molecular machines that “walk” along the filaments that provide structural support…
As anyone who has renovated a home knows, the process of remodeling often requires an elaborate orchestration of timing and materials. Remodeling at the molecular level is likewise…
The aim of developmental neurobiology is to learn how the nervous system is built, and to find the developmental anomalies that are thought to underlie some brain diseases. …
Neurons form precise relationships with particular synaptic partners and these relationships give rise to the wiring diagram that enables cognitive function. Like other partnerships, neural connections need to…
(l to r) Sachie K. Ogawa, Mitsuko Watabe-Uchida, and Nao Uchida When I told my niece in medical school that I am studying dopamine, she looked surprised, asking,…
Natural environments are rich with sensory stimuli. To make sense of the sensory clutter, animals must segregate objects of interest from ever varying backgrounds. Our visual system is…
