Scientists have discovered that fruit fly larvae can actually "taste" food texture, thanks to specialized neurons in their ...

Researchers have discovered neurons in the fly larva mouth that allow the taste of food texture. The study found that the fly peripheral taste organ has neurons with texture-tasting mechanoreceptors ...

The researchers observed that the maggots consistently preferred the rotten fruit over the fresh one. This behavior suggested ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

Research has shown that human bodily responses and cognitive shifts affect each other in both directions. We feel sorry because we cry, but also cry when feeling sorry. So, what then for our primate ...

A recent paper published in Science magazine by researcher Blanca Barquera, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences at ...

Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that supports the brain cells critical for learning, ...

The brain of humans and other animals is known to contribute to the protection of the body from infections. Past studies have unveiled the existence of the so-called conditioned immune response (CIR), ...

The small trial will help to establish whether kidneys from genetically modified pigs can be transplanted into people safely and effectively.

Researchers have unveiled the precise brain mechanisms that enable animals to overcome instinctive fears. The study in mice could have implications for developing therapeutics for fear-related ...

For the study, 20 participants without any hearing problems were recruited. Long believed to be inactive or vestigial, scientists believe that the muscles behind the human ear are actually ...

Non-invasive techniques such as functional MRI (fMRI) can be used to record signals related to brain activity in humans from many locations in the brain simultaneously. However, many conventional ...