Amyloids Stick It to Cellular Machines - Amyloids knock out key protein "hubs" by sequestering them in aggregates, explain Ulrich Hartl and colleagues. Does this toxicity contribute to prote...
Nematode escape from fungal traps - Predator-prey interactions shape the evolution of escape behaviors. Here, Mark Alkema and Chris Clark explain how the "model" nematode Caenorhabditis eleg...
How Do Sex Hormones Control Behavior? - Nirao Shah and his colleagues explain how single genes control specific features of sexually dimorphic behaviors, such as the willingness to mate, speed of coll...
New and Distinct Hippocampal Place Codes Are Generated Without Grid Cell Inputs
New and Distinct Hippocampal Place Codes Are Generated Without Grid Cell Inputs. This Neuron video abstract describes an experiment that used inactivation of the medial septal area to suppress the spa...
Why Scratching an Itch Makes You Itch More - Dr. Zhou-Feng Chen’s team explains why scratching make you itch more. You scratch an itch to cause minor pain, which prompts the brain to release serotonin...
A myosin engineered to walk on microtubules shapes fission yeast cells
A myosin engineered to walk on microtubules shapes fission yeast cells - Fission yeast polarizes growth to cell poles through vesicular transport along the actin cytoskeleton. Engineering cells with a...
Resting to Remember - It is thought that brain activity during sleep and rest is important for memory consolidation. Watch and listen as Lila Davachi and Arielle Tambini take you on a personally guide...