Dynamic calcium imaging is an important technique. It can reveal information about the location of various calcium channels and calcium permeable receptors.

Tune into this webinar, featuring three experts with unique perspectives, to learn about the progression of animal models, including discussions of improved treatment, successes of regulation, including APHIS regulations and the three Rs, and the current status of animal rights.

In this webinar, presenters will discuss best practices for data management and reporting, particularly when dealing with information security; archiving and disclosure of data analytics; and data management on teams that include collaborators around the globe.

Many people think that the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) exists only to enforce rules and regulations. In reality, the IACUC, which is found at every university involved in federally funded animal research, can be a great resource to investigators by helping them determine the best methods for ensuring animal health and welfare while accomplishing the goals of a study.

Brain malformations, especially those affecting the cerebral cortex, are common causes of intellectual disability and epilepsy. Recent advances in genetics, imaging, and cell biology have substantially increased our knowledge of the mechanisms underlying cortical development and how it can go awry.

The study of ideological asymmetries in empathy has consistently yielded inconclusive findings. Yet, until recently these inconsistencies relied exclusively on self-reports, which are known to be prone to biases and inaccuracies when evaluating empathy levels. Very recently, we reported ideological asymmetries in cognitive-affective empathy while relying on neuroimaging for the first time to address this question. In the present investigation which sampled a large cohort of human individuals from two distant countries and neuroimaging sites, we re-examine this question, but this time from the perspective of empathy to physical pain. The results are unambiguous at the neural and behavioral levels and showcase no asymmetry. This finding raises a novel premise: the question of whether empathy is ideologically asymmetrical depends on the targeted component of empathy (e.g., physical pain vs cognitive-affective) and requires explicit but also unobtrusive techniques for the measure of empathy. Moreover, the find...

In this virtual conference, experts in the biology of astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia will share new insights into glial cells as key players in nervous system function. These insights come from work in a variety of animal species, ranging from fruit flies to humans.

Sheena Josselyn answers how women in neuroscience can balance family with a very demanding research and teaching career in this Q&A.

Although the majority of neurons in mammalian brains are generated during embryologic development, the production of new neurons continues throughout life in at least two brain regions in a process known as adult neurogenesis.

The development and maintenance of neural circuits in the brain are controlled by diverse signaling pathways.