Brain activity suggests newborns can detect and predict patterns relating to rhythm, study says Newborn babies can anticipate rhythm in pieces of music, researchers have discovered, offering insights into a fundamental human trait. Babies in the womb begin to respond to music by about eight or nine months, as shown by changes in their heart rate and body movements, said Dr Roberta Bianco, the first author of the research who is based at the Italian Institute of Technology in Rome. Continue reading...

There are a wide variety of commercially available antibodies for labeling microglial cells based on different protein targets, as well as antibodies for the same protein target made in different spec...

The role of oxytocin in modulating astrocytes during stress behaviour is not fully understood. Here the authors show that in the amygdala, oxytocin modulates stress related behaviour by transient Gαi-...

Onze privé-gegevens zijn bij overname door een Amerikaans bedrijf niet veilig! Dit lijkt ons niet de veilige manier nu president Trump in Amerika aan het roer staat. Dit kan misgaan! Als de Nederland...

WWTNS is a weekly digital seminar on Zoom targeting the theoretical neuroscience community. Its aim is to be a platform to exchange ideas among theoreticians.

Distinct endocannabinoids signal to either astrocytes or neurons, evoking contrasting regulation of synaptic function. This works reveals the high degree of complexity of neuronal and astrocytic signa...

Frame-based fluorescence imaging has long defined how neural activity is optically measured. This approach requires acquiring all pixels within an image, regardless of whether they carry meaningful ne...

Behind the west’s huge appetite for the fruit lies the dark reality of environmental destruction and Indigenous exploitation in Mexico

iGluSnFR4f and iGluSnFR4s are the latest generation of genetically encoded glutamate sensors. They are advantageous for detecting rapid dynamics and large population activity, respectively, as demonst...

The role of astrocytes in Alzheimer’s disease pathology remains insufficiently characterized. Here, the authors show that aggravated astrocyte response to Aβ causes brain inflammation, and amyloid and...

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Highly cited paper was used as evidence that the widely used herbicide Roundup is safe

Il y a près de trois ans, «Libération» révélait qu’un agent du CNRS était suspecté d’avoir harcelé une neurobiologiste et dissimulé une caméra dans les toilettes pour femmes. Les victimes dénoncent depuis l’extrême lenteur de l’enquête.

Italian Glia Network (IGN) was founded in 2023 by a group of passionate scientists dedicated to glia research. IGN has the MISSION of creating a community of scientists interested in glial biology. IG...

Schiphol heeft enorme groeiplannen tot 2050 (https://nieuws.schiphol.nl/schiphol-kiest-in-toekomstplannen-voor-kwaliteit-en-balans/). Deze petitie is een reactie erop, want een pas op de plaats is gep...