On Thursday April 1, the Department of Biology hosted Niels Ringstad, professor in the Department of Cell Biology at the New ...

Scientists develop lab-grown model of the human sensory pathway to investigate how pain signals are transmitted to the brain.

New research reveals that neurons can switch their migration strategy depending on whether they move on flat surfaces or through tight, crowded spaces.

Researchers from the University of Rochester have begun an ambitious project to study if living neurons can transmit light through their axons—the long, tail-like nerve fibers of neurons that resemble ...

Humans and other animal species can experience many types of pain throughout the course of their lives, varying in intensity, ...

While it may be an unfamiliar sensation to humans, electroreception is relatively commonplace in the animal kingdom. Sharks, bees and even the platypus all share this ability to detect electric fields ...

Immediate use for the newly developed assembloids could include studying neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism.