Neurological Disorders

If you are looking for a particular object -- say a yellow pencil -- on a cluttered desk, how does your brain work to visually locate it? For the first time, neuroscientists have identified how different neural regions communicate to determine what to visually pay attention to and what to ignore.

When first exposed to cocaine, the adolescent brain launches a strong defensive reaction designed to minimize the drug's effects, scientists have found.

Scientists have created a "designer slime" that can double the electrical output of existing microbial fuel cells.

Not that long ago in a hot spring in Kamchatka, Russia, two groups of genetically indistinguishable microbes decided to part ways.

Researchers have found that silencing a hormone receptor weakens the intestinal barrier, making the body more susceptible to cancer.