The hairy skin of mammals is packed with more than 12 types of sensory neuron, each with a unique function to detect and ...

Assumptions that may seem self-evident are not always accurate when it comes to the evolution of vertebrate brains.

Confocal micrograph of a peripheral sensory neuron in culture. Marker stains and antibodies are used to identify neurons (red), c-Fos protein (green) and nuclei (blue). Note the nuclear ...

Receptor in the skin detects a stimulus (the change in temperature). Sensory neuron sends electrical impulses to a relay neuron, which is located in the spinal cord of the CNS. Relay neurons ...

At most, the scientists had expected that each single motor neuron was hardwired to produce one simple motion—for instance ... Instead, the brain must calculate which motor neurons to activate based ...

The researchers recorded neuron activity in the LC during the task ... of Chicago shows it plays a specific role in visual ...