Dopamine maintains hope and motivation for life. Inflammation-associated compounds disrupt dopamine release, causing apathy.

For the first time, the smallest control system of vision in mammals has been mapped—a discovery that opens entirely new ...

The smallest control system of vision in mammals has been mapped -- a discovery that opens entirely new insights into how our vision works and how it can be affected by disease.

revealing that excitatory processes in the brain decrease, while inhibitory processes increase as children get older. The findings are an important step in understanding conditions like autism.

Vision is one of the most complex functions of our brain and requires a seamless interaction between many different brain structures to decode shapes, colours, depths, and movements and turn them into ...

A receptor is a small protein that can attach to a specific chemical ... an inhibitory neurotransmitter, GABA inhibits the activation of certain neurons. This neurotransmitter prevents brain ...

revealing that excitatory processes in the brain decrease, while inhibitory processes increase as children get older. The findings are an important step in understanding disorders like autism.

One type of cell mapped by the scientists, called a Martinotti cell, sends out inhibitory signals that dampen the activity of other neurons in the brain. We are having trouble retrieving the ...

If you act on that craving, the reward pathway then switches mode, pumping chemicals ... of neurons called inhibitory neural circuits. These circuits occur throughout your brain, but are ...