Simple cell migration mechanism may explain how hair follicles organize before birth

In mammals, hair follicles emerge during embryonic development, forming geometric patterns that vary from one species to ...
University of California, San Francisco

Could These Tiny Organs Save Millions of Lives?

UCSF researchers are using tiny "mini-organs" to model disease, personalize treatment, and understand human development. They ...
PsyPost on MSN

Scientists reverse autism-like symptoms in mice by repairing shortened nerve cell structures

A recent study published in Cell Death & Disease suggests that specific cellular abnormalities in the brain associated with ...
Science Daily

Scientists found the brain doesn’t start blank, it starts full

The brain’s memory center may begin life more like a crowded web than an empty canvas. Researchers discovered that early neural networks in the hippocampus are dense and seemingly random, then become ...
Frontiers

Hippocampal neuronal hypoexcitability contributes to PTSD-like phenotypes in the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis model

Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) frequently exhibit hippocampal atrophy and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)–like symptoms, yet the neural mechanisms linking these clinical features remain ...
C&EN

Pyramid-Shaped Wurtzite CdSe Nanocrystals with Inverted Polarity

Article Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to ...
IEEE

GenPro4 Optical Model for Solar Cell Simulation and Its Application to Multijunction Solar Cells

Abstract: We present a new version of our optical model for solar cell simulation: GenPro4. Its working principles are briefly explained. The model is suitable for quickly and accurately simulating a ...
Max Planck Society

A molecular atlas of the hippocampus

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research have mapped the molecular landscape of the mouse hippocampus, a region central to learning and memory. By combining RNA and protein profiling ...
Neuroscience News

Cannabis Use Linked to Thinner Cortex in Adolescents

Summary: Cannabis use in adolescents may lead to thinning of the cerebral cortex, a key brain region for cognitive function. Researchers found that THC, the active ingredient in cannabis, causes the ...
eLife

Modeling apical and basal tree contribution to orientation selectivity in a mouse primary visual cortex layer 2/3 pyramidal cell

Pyramidal neurons, a mainstay of cortical regions, receive a plethora of inputs from various areas onto their morphologically distinct apical and basal trees. Both trees differentially contribute to ...
IEEE

Effects of Long-Term and Acute Hindlimb Unloading Model on Neuroelectrophysiological Signals of Hippocampal Interneurons and Pyramidal Cells Using Microelectrode Arrays

Abstract: Microgravity is the key environment of weightlessness experienced by all astronauts during spaceflights that cause severe physiological alterations in the human body. The effect of ...
News Medical

Hippocampus Functions

Hippocampus is a brain structure embedded deep in the temporal lobe of each cerebral cortex. It is an important part of the limbic system, a cortical region that regulates motivation, emotion, ...