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Cerebellum – Balance & Motor Control in Brain: Brain Centre for Movement Control, Equilibrium & Muscle Tone

By: Lakshmi Ananth

The Sense of Smell: Understanding the Olfactory System

By: Andy Luttrell

How the Ear Works: Understanding the Sense of Hearing in the Cochlea

By: Andy Luttrell

New Neuronal Growth in the Adult Brain: How Learning Can Save Brain Cells

By: David Olle

How Vision Works in the Brain: How Information from the Eyes is Processed by the Brain

By: Andy Luttrell

How Eyes Tell the Brain What They "See": The Function of Rods and Cones in the Retina

By: Andy Luttrell

The Neurology of Pain Perception: How the Brain Feels Pain with Nociception

By: Andy Luttrell

Sensory Receptors: Nerve Cell Stimulation and Sensation

By: Diane Ursu

How the Retina Works: Vision Begins with a Highly Ordered Series of Nerve Cells in the Eye

By: Kenneth Rosen

What Is Myelin? Many Nerve Cell Axons Have Specialized Insulation

By: Kenneth Rosen

How Balance and Posture Are Maintained: Receptors in The Vestibular Apparatus And Elswhere Keep us Upright

By: John Richard Roberts

Glial Cells in the Brain: The Structure and Function of Glia

By: Sarah Mikula

Understanding the Human Brain: The Importance of Connectional Aspects of the Brain

By: Sarah Mikula

Is a Wandering Mind a Bad Thing? Zoning Out May be Crucial to Leading a Balanced Life

By: Feature Writer Dennis Holley

Manipulating Memory: New Discoveries May Allow Memory to be Alterated and Even Erased

By: Feature Writer Dennis Holley

The Structure And Function Of Neurons: How Nerves Transmit Messages To The Brain

By: Feature Writer Roberta Goli

Why Do People Get Ice Cream Headaches? Understanding and Preventing Ice Cream or Brain Freeze Headaches

By: Feature Writer Roberta Goli

How Humans' Taste Buds Work: Tasting The Difference Between Sweet, Sour, Salty and Bitter Flavors

By: Feature Writer Roberta Goli

How Do Humans Hear? Converting External Sounds to Auditory Signals

By: Kenneth Rosen

What Is the Pupil and How Does It Change Size? How Your Eyes and Brain Control Light Intensity on Your Retina

By: Kenneth Rosen

Neural Signal Transduction: How many Types and Functions of Synapses are in the Brain?

By: Sarah Mikula

How The Human Eye Sees: The Optic Path of Vertebrate Eyes

By: Feature Writer Roberta Goli

Why Do People Need Sleep? Humans Require Around 7–8 hours Of Rest Every Day

By: Feature Writer Roberta Goli

The Cranial Nerves: Anatomy and Physiology

By: Alicia Mae Prater

How Do Nerve Cells Communicate: Nerves Use Ion Flux to Make Information Flow

By: Kenneth Rosen

Researchers Propose Reading Thoughts Remotely: Study Concludes It Is Possible To Read a Person's Mind Remotely

By: Daniel Gansle

A New Look at Astrocytes: Astrocytes Are Found to Have Complex Functions Within the Brain

By: Donna Bernier

Small Molecule Neurotransmitters: Serotonin, Dopamine, Norepinephrine, And Acetylcholine

By: Alicia Mae Prater

APP, Genetics and Alzheimer's: How Amyloid Precursor Protein Mutations Relate to AD

By: Kenneth Rosen

The Basics of Parkinson Disease: How a Loss of Specific Neurons Leads to a Loss of Movement Control

By: Kenneth Rosen

Basic Alzheimer's Disease Biology: Possible Causes and Risk Factors for Development of AD

By: Kenneth Rosen

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