For decades, textbooks told students the human brain held roughly 100 billion neurons and that glial cells outnumbered them ...

Cambridge scientists have grown miniature circuits in the lab that mimic how the brain and spinal cord connect, which ...

A new study reorganizes 8,000 fruit fly neurons into 200 modular ground plans using dual regulatory gene sets.

Figure 1. Diagram showing an electrically active cell in a neuronal culture and the process of recording its transmembrane potential for further analysis Neurons are cells that enable the brain to ...

Key cells in the brain, neurons, form networks by exchanging signals, enabling the brain to learn and adapt at incredible speed. Researchers at the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands ...

Irisin, a hormone released during exercise, appears to directly shield neurons from damage in a mouse model of multiple ...

An octopus distributes its nervous system in a way that no vertebrate does: only about one-third of its neurons sit inside ...

When faced with the same evidence, each individual can reach a different decision. How billions of specialized cells make split-second choices has largely been an open research question. In a new ...

Key cells in the brain, neurons, form networks by exchanging signals, enabling the brain to learn and adapt at incredible speed. Researchers of the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is an innate brain developmental disorder that often manifests from early childhood. While ...