Scientists discovered that the brain keeps making new neurons even in adulthood, offering hope for brain health treatments.

Researchers have created over 400 distinct types of human nerve cells in vitro, vastly expanding the diversity available for ...

Schwartz: The Jennifer Aniston neuron comes from a study done by a neurosurgeon named Itzhak Fried, who was putting electrodes into the brain to treat epilepsy.

Now, researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet say they’ve found the clearest answer yet. They report the discovery of ...

Nerves look blue in the reconstructed view of a genetically engineered mouse (left) whose neurons produce a fluorescent ...

Researchers from Sweden have discovered that the human brain continues to grow new cells in the memory region—called the ...

A groundbreaking study shows that the human hippocampus continues producing new neurons well into late adulthood.

Rats exhibit significant recovery of locomotor function following incomplete spinal cord injuries, albeit with altered gait expression and reduced speed and stepping frequency. These changes likely ...

The team’s findings showed that these neuronal predecessors are indeed present in the hippocampus throughout adulthood, ...