New research reveals that neurons in the visual cortex are far more adaptable than previously thought, responding dynamically to complex stimuli during object recognition tasks.

Rachel Wolfson, assistant professor of cell biology in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School, began studying ...

The research focuses on the nerve cells in the skin that help us detect the location ... it's critical that we deepen our understanding of the biology behind how sensory signals are received, ...

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Shedding light on how the brain fine-tunes its wiring during learning, the team discovered that different dendritic segments of a single neuron follow distinct rules. With the ability to see ...

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Every soft caress of wind, searing burn and seismic rumble is detected by our skin’s tangle of touch sensors. David Ginty has ...

Sensory overload happens when you’re getting more input from your five senses than your brain can sort through and process. Prevention tips include identifying and avoiding your triggers ...

Although this study focused on nociceptors innervating the skin (Trpv1::ChR2 animals), this setup can be extended to other cutaneous sensory neuron subtypes, such as low-threshold mechanoreceptors and ...

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This work expands our understanding of sensory neuron versatility supporting adaptive behavior ... Once cured, the PDMS layer was carefully lifted away from the silicon wafer, and a 2 mm skin biopsy ...