Researchers at the University of Geneva, together with colleagues in Switzerland, France, the United States and Israel, describe how optogenetic control of brain cells and circuits is already steering ...

Scientists have long struggled with how to study the gut's vast nervous system — often called the body's 'second brain' — without damaging it. Current research methods are invasive and often require ...

Fiber-optic technology revolutionized the telecommunications industry and may soon do the same for brain research. A group of researchers from Washington University in St. Louis in both the McKelvey ...

The Ultima 2Pplus All-Optical Multiphoton System combines high resolution, deep imaging capability, speed, and operational flexibility, enabling researchers to efficiently perform simultaneous imaging ...

The brain's dorsal medial habenula (dMHb) may be responsible for an individual's motivation to exercise and participate in other potentially rewarding activities, a finding that could lead to improved ...

Scientists have long struggled with how to study the gut's vast nervous system - often called the body's 'second brain' - without damaging it. Current research methods are invasive and often require ...