"Einstein said that when he uses his brain, it is like he is using a muscle, and in that respect, there is some parallel here," says Janelia Senior Group Leader Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz.

Summary: New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances. Scientists discovered that dendrites, the branch-like extensions of ...

Einstein said that when he uses his brain, it is like he is using a muscle, and in that respect, there is some parallel here. The same machinery is operating in both cases but with different ...

McGill University researchers found that a protein produced in the muscles helps manage the release of a hormone made in the pea-sized gland attached to the base of the brain. The findings, published ...

"Brain fog" is an informal term used to describe a range of symptoms caused by a mild loss of cognition (including the ability to think, perceive, learn, or remember). People with brain fog describe ...

A landmark study reporting the discovery of Australopithecus africanus one century ago put the African continent at the centre of the story of humanity. Overcrowding can lead to disaster, and yet ...

Muscle is a soft tissue composed of elongated cells (muscle fibres) that produce force and motion through contraction. Involuntary cardiac and smooth muscles are responsible for contraction of the ...

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