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Psilocybin, a psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms, triggers brain activity characteristic of dream states.

By combining microscopy techniques with genome engineering, scientists revealed the complexities of the presynaptic actin cytoskeleton.

A brain rhythm in the hippocampus tags events for replaying during sleep, revealing a potential mechanism for selecting experiences for long-term storage. 

Scientists turned a deadly virus into a crucial tool for understanding the wiring of the brain.

Neuroscientist Anthony Isles studies how the epigenetic phenomenon of genomic imprinting influences the brain and its functions.

In rats, motherhood leaves long-term biological signatures in a brain region that is crucial for learning and memory.

Researchers explore the trippy science behind natural hallucinogens in humans. 

Scientists are a step closer to uncovering the neural changes that underlie sustained mental states.

Elissavet Chartampila meticulously crafted handwritten labels for her lab tools. Little did she know that some labels last forever.

Tapeworm larvae may cause seizures by releasing excitatory amino acids into the brain.

Intermittent fasting regulates biological time and improves disrupted sleep in an Alzheimer’s disease model.

The sugar myo-inositol is plentiful early in lactation and increases synapse size and abundance in the developing brain.

Researchers took a mind-bending trip to understand the connections between psychedelic compounds produced by fungi, plants, and humans.

The transcriptional profiles in the brains of prairie voles changed after a long breakup, revealing a molecular shift that might help them cope with the loss of a partner.

Psychedelics are evolutionarily ancient compounds produced by fungi, plants, and microbes. Humans also synthesize psychedelics. Researchers want to know how and why.

Steven Barker is on a forty-seven-year-long journey to understand the mind-blowing science of psychedelics.

Extra copies of four interferon receptor genes found on human chromosome 21 trigger developmental changes in a mouse model of Down syndrome.

Rebecca Shansky studies both female and male rodents to ensure that scientists have a complete and unbiased picture of the brain.

Scientists developed new tools for brain reconstruction and analysis to create and characterize a complete brain wiring map of the fruit fly larva for the first time.