Imagine trying to make sense of a vast library filled with all sorts of books, but you only have a few shelves to store them. That’s the challenge our brains face when it comes to processing complex odors. Luckily, olfactory circuits have a clever solution. By using disorder, diffuse sensing, and redundancy, they can compress […]
Published on August 8, 2022
In the complex world of Parkinson’s disease (PD), various factors like genes, environment, and age play a role in its development. Imagine PD as a puzzle with missing pieces. Researchers wanted to understand how these pieces fit together, so they zoomed in on mutant mice. These mice were treated with a low dose of rotenone, […]
Published on August 8, 2022
Imagine your brain is like a bustling city, with thousands of buildings made up of membranes. These membranes need to be flexible and able to fuse together for communication between brain cells. That’s where ether glycerophospholipids (GPL) come in! Think of GPL as the construction materials that make the membranes sturdy yet adaptable. But here’s […]
Published on August 8, 2022