Distinct brainstem neurons and visceral afferents either sense esophageal stretch to regulate eating speed or detect gut nutrients to shape long-term food choices and satiety.

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Brains balance individual neuron activity and scalable teamwork using a fractal hierarchy, optimizing efficiency and ...

Their findings, published in Neuron, hint at the existence of neurons that typically remain silent during sensory processing and yet can be recruited to enhance perception in mice. "The study was ...

The researchers wondered if certain types of neurons in the skin are particularly important for processing the information in ...

This valuable study combines experiments and theory to investigate the putative role of spontaneous correlated activity in establishing aligned topographic maps of neural activity in higher-order ...

Understanding how new neurons affect brain function throughout adulthood can offer new approaches to treating epilepsy and ...

Scientists have identified two types of brain cells in the abdomen that appear to control different aspects of digestion.

Multi-dendritic cibarium neurons in the fly pharynx sense mechanical force during swallowing by NOMPC, piezo, and Tmc, besides, these neurons interact with motor neurons to control food swallow.

Children with severe SMA have substantial loss of motor and sensory neurons in the thoracic region of the spinal cord, a ...