Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them - signaling molecules, nutrients, even ...

Neural crest cells are a population of stem cells that invade the embryo in early development. They play a big role in what ...

European Commission's Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) scheme has granted 4 M€ to an international consortium aiming to construct a functional 3D neuronal structure mimicking the human brain.

There is new evidence that the cells responsible for communication in the brain may be structured differently in children with autism. Researchers discovered that in some areas of the brain neuron ...

Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, along with stroke, are among the top three neurodegenerative disorders, characterized by the malfunction and progressive degeneration of neurons, the nerve ...

Our brain is a complex organ. Billions of nerve cells are wired in an intricate network, constantly processing signals, enabling us to recall memories or to move our bodies. Making sense of this ...

The first wiring diagram of every neuron in an adult brain and the 50 million connections between them has been produced for a fruit fly. The diagram of all 139,255 neurons in the adult fly brain is ...

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...

An efficient neural screening approach rapidly identifies circuit modules governing distinct behavioral transitions in ...