Communication ‘highways’ in the brain undergo a major overhaul as children morph into adults. Dopamine plays a big role in this remodeling project.
Neurons are the foundational cells in the nervous system. They pass along and process information using electrical signals.
Depression in teens alters their brains’ pathways in ways that may put those kids at risk of lifelong mental-health problems — unless they get help.
An egg or a sperm cell contains half of the normal genes an organism needs. They fuse together to form a new individual.
Researchers will soon give some healthy people the new coronavirus. Their young volunteers have agreed to get sick to speed coronavirus research.
An organelle is a part of a cell with a particular function. Like organs. But for cells.
Biochemical changes after going to space suggest that harm to cells’ energy-producing structures, called mitochondria, could explain astronauts’ health issues.
Some senses are highly organized in the brain. Taste is not. And that points to just how important it is.
Special sensory cells in their arms’ suckers sense chemicals. Those cells allow them to taste the difference between food and poison.