Is it a Rembrandt or a Vermeer? For lay people, it is often challenging to distinguish paintings by these two old masters. For the trained eye of an expert, on the other hand, it is not difficult at ...

The team pinpointed the exact moment mice learned a new skill by observing the activity of individual neurons, confirming earlier work that suggested animals are fast learners that purposely test the ...

In many experiments, mice are used for various tasks. They are particularly well-suited to experiments investigating animal behavior and learning. Mice are often used as animal models for ...

Researchers from the Florida State University College of Medicine have unveiled findings from an ongoing study revealing a potential link between aspartame consumption and learning and memory deficits ...

The p53 protein plays an important role in cell biology as it regulates the cell cycle and halts the formation of tumors. Scientists have long dubbed the protein p53 as the “guardian of the genome,” ...

A single mutation in a gene, Kcnc3, which encodes a potassium channel in neurons, causes learning deficits in mice, researchers report in a new study. The novel mutation decreases the activity of ...

earning spatial elements of a new environment is important for people and animals. However, how this process occurs in the brain remains poorly understood. Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) are abundantly ...

Just as a musician can train to more sharply distinguish subtle differences in pitch, mammals can improve their ability to interpret hearing, vision, and other senses with practice. This process, ...

Despite the nursery rhyme about three blind mice, mouse eyesight is surprisingly sensitive. Studying how mice see has helped ...

ASHBURN, Va. — You’re relaxing on a park bench, zoning out on a walk, or aimlessly wandering through a new mall. You’re not trying to learn anything. But according to research from the Janelia ...