Scientists have long known that migrating birds and homing pigeons navigate in part by sensing the Earth’s magnetic fields, ...
Cambridge researchers created miniature brain-and-spinal-cord systems in the lab that can send signals and even trigger tiny ...
Tau tangles are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, but evidence suggests the real damage may come from ...
When it comes to stroke treatment, we need to align incentives with urgency, writes Sandeep Kumar, a vascular neurologist.
Scientists in Japan have created powerful new vitamin K-based compounds that may help the brain regenerate lost neurons — a breakthrough that could one day change how diseases like Alzheimer’s and ...
Every second, neurons in the human brain burn through billions of ATP molecules to fire signals, rebuild synapses, and keep ...
Here's how the brain's attention filter turns your focus into your reality — and the search query rewrite that changes what ...
Researchers at King's College London have identified the biological nature and timing of changes in human cortical neurons ...
Summary: A new study uncovered the organizational rules that determine how neurons in the primary visual cortex process information. By imaging both the cell bodies (soma) and the individual synapses ...
The brain is the body's command center, and neurons are the workhorses that carry out its commands. They transmit signals that regulate many bodily functions, including key metabolic processes such as ...
New research from the University of Wyoming reveals that the brain cells that control hunger may be far more adaptable during prenatal brain development than scientists previously believed. This ...