As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach ...
New research reveals how a class of neurons that help coordinate communication in the brain link up with their target cells, ...
Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...
A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...
A new study from experts with Georgia State University has achieved a long-standing goal in neuroscience: showing how the brain's smallest components build the systems that shape thought, emotion and ...
Neural tissue engineering aims to mimic the brain's complex environment, the extracellular matrix, which supports nerve cell growth, development, and proper connectivity. This environment is carefully ...
The human brain contains nearly 86 billion neurons, constantly exchanging messages like an immense social media network, but neurons do not work alone – glial cells, neurotransmitters, receptors, and ...
Based on new brain mapping research, scientists have discovered that not all cell types in the brain age in the same way. They found that some cells, such as a small group of hormone-controlling cells ...