Brain and behaviour

• 'Mini-hibernation' essential for winter survival

  A daily dose of torpor helps desert-dwelling marsupials make it through chilly nights.

  5 January 2009

• IN BRIEF: Medical charity folds after investment losses - Premium content

  31 December 2008

• Whatever happened to &? - Premium content

  As the year draws to a close, Nature looks back on a selection of news stories to find out what happened next.

  30 December 2008

• Blind man walking - Premium content

  Man navigates obstacles he can't consciously see.

  22 December 2008

• Neurons on border patrol - Premium content

  The limits imposed by walls and trenches are recognized by special brain cells.

  18 December 2008

• Kickstarting puberty - Premium content

  Genes discovered for brain pathway that triggers onset of adulthood.

  12 December 2008

• Q&A: Moving forward together - Premium content

  Why movement researchers are pushing for a unifying framework.

  1 December 2008

• IN BRIEF: Unique collaborations at Howard Hughes institute - Premium content

  26 November 2008

• A new twist for horse racing - Premium content

  The hair on a horse's head could predict whether it is left- or right-hoofed.

  24 November 2008

• Brain implant allows mute man to speak - Premium content

  Patient with paralysis controls speech synthesizer with his mind.

  21 November 2008