Instead of relying on a single neuron, the brain uses the pattern of activity across many neurons to encode information to ...

Motor neuron disease (MND) is a devastating condition that causes progressive muscle weakness by damaging the motor neurons, the nerve cells that connect the brain to muscles. These neurons allow us ...

Though it's now clear humans continue to grow new brain cells throughout their entire lives, debate persists over whether ...

New research reveals that the protein Dystroglycan plays a critical role in forming and maintaining connections between nerve ...

Scientists in Sweden led the study, published Thursday in Science. They found abundant signs of neural stem cells growing in ...

Excitatory neurons increase activity, while inhibitory neurons prevent cells from firing too much. • Published in Nature Neuroscience: A team at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence ...

New insights into how molecular changes in neurons impact brain development and disorders like autism and schizophrenia.

Scientists have uncovered how a protein helps build and maintain vital brain connections, providing insights into the ...

Inhibition of LKKR2 may rescue neurons that are dying due to a type of Parkinson’s disease that is caused by a single genetic mutation.

Every decision begins invisibly. Long before someone acts, the brain is already hard at work gathering evidence, weighing ...

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

D printers can be used to make organoids from a patient's cells that resemble human nerve tissue to test new amyotrophic lateral sclerosis treatments.