Even though it’s smaller than a basketball, the scale of the human brain can feel astronomical. “There are as many neurons in…
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Basic Neuroscience “Neuroscience at Scale: Synaptomics tries to make sense of the brain at a stupefying scale” by Samuel RoseRead more
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Basic Neuroscience TMEM168, a new player in mood disorders?Read more
Transcriptional studies have revealed that alterations of gene expression are key mechanisms by which stimuli induce adaptive modifications in the brain. Indeed…
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Neuroscience The surprising metabolism of “exercising” neurons, by Jaime de Juan SanzRead more
The brain is an expensive organ: while it only represents 2.5% of total body mass it accounts for 20% of the energy…
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Neuroscience The hypothalamic QRFP: a neuropeptide between food and moodRead more
The hypothalamus is a brain region implicated in several vital functions such as feeding, thermoregulation, reproduction, stress and metabolic regulation. Dozens of…
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Neuroscience Arts and Neuroscience, the beauty revealedRead more
The FENS meeting recently held in Copenhagen (2-6 July 2016) was not only an international brainstorming of groundbreaking science but also an…
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Basic Neuroscience Sugar, the addictive enemy hiding in plain sightRead more
Could you image a world without sugar? A life without that spectacular sweet taste in your mouth? Sugar is something that we…
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