New studies show that astrocytes, long thought to be support cells in the brain, are crucial intermediaries for relaying messages to neurons.

A research group has identified the so-called PNOC/NPY nerve cells in the brains of mice. When activated, these cells ...

A specific group of nerve cells in the brain stem appears to control how semaglutide affects appetite and weight -- without causing nausea.

Glial development is the biological process by which glial cells – which comprise most of the non-neuronal cells present in the nervous system and include oligodendrocytes, astrocytes and ...

Researchers have a new hypothesis for how brain cells called astrocytes might contribute to memory storage in the brain. Their model, known as dense associative memory, would help explain the brain's ...

The brain is a unique place. It is shielded from much of the body by the blood-brain barrier, meaning it's protected from ...

Neurons deep in the brain not only help to initiate movement-they also actively suppress it, and with astonishing precision.

New evidence suggests that embryonic progenitor cells in the adult human hippocampus can generate new neurons; the results raise the possibility of therapeutic neuron replacement. This situation ...

The nervous system is a complex network of neurons and cells that carry messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to various parts of the body. A new Neuron perspective reveals that stress ...