Origins of Pleasurable Touch Traced from Skin to Brain in Mice
Researchers uncover neuronal circuitry tuned to rewarding forms of social touch, opening leads for harnessing touch as a treatment of social and emotional disorders
Researchers uncover neuronal circuitry tuned to rewarding forms of social touch, opening leads for harnessing touch as a treatment of social and emotional disorders
Showcase of research from experts on vision, memory and touch highlights progress and what’s to come
Mouse research reveals fat sensors in the intestines that stimulate the brain and drive food desires
New method for assessing pain and pain relief uncovers a neurological legacy of drug use, passed down genetically to male offspring.
Engineering society gives award to impactful, pioneering work that could help lead to brain wave-reading hearing aids.
What happened when one woman went back to school for science in her forties? Meet Jennifer Scribner, graduate student in the Axel lab.
A Q&A with neuroscientists Rudy Behnia, Jessica Kohn and Jacob Portes
Mice navigating virtual environments reveal brain activity that adjusts mental maps.
New mouse research on the sense of touch reveals surprising mental flexibility, with potential implications for designing touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs and understanding disorders such as autism.