Characterizing the molecular cascades that regulate midbrain stem cell behavior as well as dopaminergic neurogenesis, differentiation and subtype specification. The functions of Wnts, their receptors ...

A new study has uncovered how antidepressants affect different groups of serotonin-producing brain cells in opposite ways, offering new insights into why selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs ...

The midbrain regulates crucial functions like hearing, vision, movement, pain, sleep, and consciousness. Conditions such as stroke or Parkinson's disease can affect the midbrain, leading to symptoms ...

Summary: Scientists have built one of the most comprehensive single-cell maps of the developing human brain. The new BrainSTEM framework analyzed nearly 680,000 fetal brain cells to chart their growth ...

The division of Molecular Neurobiology develops new technologies and takes advantage of recent advances in molecular biology to further the understanding of the relation between molecular phenotype, ...

Johns Hopkins University researchers have grown a novel whole-brain organoid, complete with neural tissues and rudimentary blood vessels—an advance that could usher in a new era of research into ...

Xenopus laevis. African clawed frogs are bred in the Aquatics Facility at ISTA’s Scientific Service Units. Credit: © Peter Rigaud / ISTA Researchers have developed ...

Your brain is made up of many specialized areas that work together. Hundreds of different diseases can affect how well it functions. Sometimes, germs can get inside your brain and infect its tissue.

The human brain is comprised of a number of different regions. Each of these regions are vitally important with highly specialized functions. The brain is roughly divided into three parts which ...