The Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders hosted a public workshop on June 21-22, 2010, bringing together key stakeholders, to present promising current and emerging technologies with ...

Many people are familiar with oncogenes - genes long known to be involved in cancers in humans, such as the gene "Src." What's less widely understood is that oncogenes didn't evolve just to cause ...

Researchers at Rice University have revealed a previously unknown function of opioid receptors in the development of the enteric nervous system (ENS), often referred to as the "brain in the gut." This ...

Scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have made a breakthrough in amphibian neurobiology. By using adeno-associated viruses (AAVs), the research provides new insights ...

When anxiety spikes, the nervous system can shift into fight-or-flight in seconds, but it can also be guided back toward ...

The easy everyday habit that can regulate your nervous system - The secret to feeling calmer and happier is right in front of ...