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A lipid-binding protein helps olfactory neurons detect pheromones.

Researchers trace neurons labeled with nearly 90 different fluorescent hues.

A molecular switch determines whether neural progenitor cells differentiate into motor or serotonergic neurons.

Researchers identify genes involved in the same signaling pathways from in situ hybridization images.

Regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor release may confer resilience to chronic stress.

Neuron-specific chromatin remodeling regulates dendritic outgrowth and morphology during development.

Photostimulation of lateral hypothalamic neurons expressing a light-activated cation channel induces awakening from sleep.

A modified two-photon microscope images neural activity in mice that are running on a treadmill.

A neurotransmitter involved in emotional arousal enhances learning by phosphorylating glutamate receptors.

Naturally occurring genetic variations in an odorant receptor alter the perception of a putative pheromone.

A new microarray-based technique quickly and inexpensively maps quantitative trait loci.

Two independent limbs of the same signaling pathway are important in memory reconsolidation.

Researchers design multicolor probes for a microscopy technique with 20-30 nanometer resolution.

In Drosophila, epidermal growth factor receptor signaling regulates sleep without affecting circadian rhythms.

Researchers catalog the developmental expression patterns of C. elegans homologs to human genes in a searchable online database.

Mice with a mutation associated with autism show deficits in social behaviors and increased inhibitory neurotransmission, consistent with the suggestion that autism can result from excessive inhibition.

Molecular sponges bind up microRNA, preventing the downregulation of microRNA target genes.

In the amygdala, the same neurons that are active during learning are also active during memory retrieval.

Researchers use viral replication to screen for modulators of ligand-gated ion channels.

Mice lacking a postsynaptic density protein compulsively groom themselves past the point of injury and may offer a model of obsessive-compulsive disorder.