In the rodent family tree, deer mice separated from the ancestors of house mice and rats about 25 million years ago. By some ...

Known for their ability to seamlessly integrate into semiconductor chips, VCSELs (vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers) ...

A new study reveals how evolution fine-tunes instinctive fear responses by tweaking a key neural switch deep in the brain.

If drug developers are allowed to skip this step, it will mean that, in the near future, the first living body a new drug is ...

Researchers have identified a key neural switch that controls whether animals instinctively flee from a threat or freeze in place. By comparing two closely related deer-mouse species, they found that ...

Two closely-related species of deer mice have evolved very different responses to aerial predators thanks to tweaks in deep brain circuitry.

Rep. Nancy Mace, a three-term Republican from South Carolina, said over the weekend that she is “definitely leaning toward ...

Neurovascular coupling (NVC) is the dynamic regulation of cerebral blood flow in response to neural activity. Specifically, ...

After almost two weeks in residence, two weeks in conversation, two weeks of being an owl paparazzo, Roger has moved on. Another field down the road, far larger, was mowed yesterday — fresh pastures ...

Mychal Wilmes recalls getting ready for the wheat harvest despite a crop lodged by wind and rain. The less efficient days of harvest are hard to forget.

In forest mice, a single loom sparked a volley in dPAG neurons that paralleled running speed. Open field cousins showed only a muted dPAG murmur even when their feet finally flew, meaning the ...