Essentially all cells in an organism's body have the same genetic blueprint, or genome, but the set of genes that are actively expressed at any given time in a cell determines what type of cell it ...

A collaborative effort has shed valuable light on how monoamine neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, and now histamine help regulate brain physiology and behavior through chemical bonding of ...

Hagfish and lampreys form the clade cyclostomes, the earliest branching lineage of the vertebrates. Although hagfish are generally assumed to have experienced intense modifications, its brain ...