The somatosensory cortex is a region of the mammalian brain known to play a crucial role in the processing of sensory information, including tactile sensations, temperature and pain. While this ...

Olfactory sensory neurons achieve precise expression of a single olfactory receptor gene by forming stable, solid-like nucleoprotein condensates, rather than liquid-like droplets.

Interneurons are the central nodes of neural circuits and allow for communication between sensory neurons, motor neurons, and the CNS. This category comprises the largest variety of neurons, which are ...

A new imaging method discovered sensory neurons that communicate directly with the brain branch off from the spine into fat tissue. ... while the sensory neuron pathway turns the process off.

Next, the researchers explored whether these neurons respond to sensory cues associated with food, beyond the act of eating. They found that CCK neurons were activated when mice saw food pellets ...

The Australian-developed machine, a biocomputer marketed for research purposes, uses living neural tissue integrated with ...

Previous research from Sokol and colleagues showed that the skin’s sensory nervous system – specifically the neurons that lead to itch – directly detects allergens with protease activity, an ...

Researchers are developing promising suppression systems for painful conditions—even an app on your phone that turns the pain off.

Surely our brains, with its over 85 billion neurons, could process information faster, ... our nerves and sensory system processes information at upwards of a billion bits per second, ...

This suggests that the odour-processing parts of the brain can integrate information during sensory processing to build ‘concepts’ of odour-associated objects. ‘Z-score (FR)’ is a ...

While the functional role of these silent neurons has remained elusive for many years, our study suggests that these neurons can play an important role in sensory processing, but only if they are ...