In the hippocampus, a critical brain region for learning and memory, new cells emerge in some people into late adulthood, ...

The team suspects that neurogenesis happens in other parts of the adult brain, too. In mice, new neurons are regularly made ...

Glial cells are the “glue” of the nervous system, engaging in many activities to support typical brain function. They do this by facilitating communication between neurons, regulating ...

YASEMIN SAPLAKOGLU: So the biggest difference between neurons and glial cells is that neurons are the ones that send electrical signals in the brain. They’re the ones that drive our cognitive ...

Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children ...

Fred Hutch researchers have created a gene-expression map of glial cells of the tiny worm, C. elegans, adding the missing ...

Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite, is silently affects brain signaling - possibly altering neural balance even in people without ...

Putting the brakes on an enzyme might rescue neurons that are dying in Parkinson's disease, stabilizing the progression of ...

After years of debate, scientists provided new evidence for the lifelong birth of human brain cells, which may inform future ...

Results from his Department of Neurogenetics have now shown: In addition to neurons, special glial cells – called oligodendrocytes – play an important role in plaque formation.