by André Julião, FAPESP The red blotches in this image of the nematode C. elegans are a pair of neurons with the UPRER pathway activated in response to the odorant molecule 1-undecene. Credit: Evandro de Souza & Max ThompsonAversion to an offending smell can be an indicator of the organism’s capacity to protect itself from harmful...
by Baylor College of Medicine Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain To enjoy the scent of morning coffee and freshly baked cookies or to perceive the warning smell of something burning, the brain needs two types of cells, neurons and astrocytes, to work closely with each other. Research has shown a great deal of the changes that occur in neurons...
