Like most other biomedical research that uses living animals, experiments in neuroscience and behavior may raise concerns related to the direct physical treatment of animals (for example, surgery, ...

Scientists learn about the brain's inner workings by studying what animals or people do, how they move, react, and make choices. Behavior is complex, as animals and humans can move in countless ...

Studying social behavior is crucial for understanding how certain neuromodulatory pathways—like the serotonin pathway, which influences mood and social interactions—are regulated. Kavita Babu, ...

The Journal of Neuroscience features for the first time a cover concept that is not about what neuroscientists have done, but rather what neuroscience can do for humanity's future. Subscribe to our ...

Neuroscience emerged as a defined discipline more than half a century ago, enthralling scientists to study the most enigmatic organ: the brain. Researchers explored animal models and probed the ...

Research programs involving perinatal (fetal and neonatal) animals offer insight into the development of the brain and central nervous system and the age-dependent effects of genes, toxicants, and the ...

This 1945 photograph shows an A-26 Invader inside the 40- by 80-foot wind tunnel at NASA Ames Research Center. Aeronautical science relied on such infrastructures to bridge the gap between theoretical ...