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Neuron structure variations impact sensory information processing in mice

Closely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, ...
NPR

These neurons in the abdomen help form the gut-brain connection

Not all brain cells are found in the brain. For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion.
Popular Science

Scientists watch how mice learn, one synapse at a time

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Study demonstrates how autonomic neurons control digestive functions

The autonomic nervous system orchestrates the functions of internal organs such as the heart and gut, serving as a connection ...
Reuters

Scientists produce painstaking wiring diagram of a mouse's brain

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date using tissue from a part of a mouse's cerebral cortex involved ...
The Conversation

Adults grow new brain cells – and these neurons are key to learning by listening

Aswathy Ammothumkandy receives funding from American Epilepsy Society, and California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Michael A. Bonaguidi receives funding from the National Institutes of Health, ...