Various insect species serve as valuable model systems for investigating the cellular and
molecular mechanisms by which a brain controls sophisticated behaviors. In particular, the …

The central nervous system is a highly complex network composed of various cell types,
each one with different subpopulations. Each cell type has distinct roles for the functional …

Obesity is defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health and is a
risk factor for developing other diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial pathology causing common brain spectrum
disorders in affected patients. These mixed neurological disorders not only include structural …

Prion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative diseases in mammals with the unique
characteristics of misfolding and aggregation of the cellular prion protein (PrP C) to the …

Abstract Background The Isotropic Fractionator (IF) is a method to determine the cellular
composition of nervous tissue. It has been mostly applied to assess variation across species …

Optical tissue clearing methods are attractive for three‐dimensional imaging of intact tissues
and organs. A CLARITY (clear lipid‐exchanged acrylamide‐hybridized rigid imaging …

Background The relative size and neuronal density of brain regions are important metrics in
both comparative and experimental studies in neuroscience. Consequently, it is imperative …

Better cognitive performance and greater cortical and hippocampal volume have been
observed in individuals who undertook aerobic exercise during childhood and adolescence …

Alcohol consumption during adolescence causes negative structural changes in the
cerebellum and can lead to cognitive and motor skill disorders. Unfortunately, the age at …