Different brain regions are connected by—and interact through—networks of neurons. But the extent to which neuronal wiring ...

A new study published in Nature Neuroscience has uncovered an important role for a specific type of brain cell, called ...

Biological components are less reliable than electrical ones, and rather than instantaneously receive the incoming signals, ...

We often only realize how important our sense of smell is when it is no longer there: food hardly tastes good, or we no ...

Researchers map the whole brain of Drosophila melanogaster, or the fruit fly, which comprises about 140,000 neurons and over ...

TThe fundamental unit of the nervous system is the neuron. Individual neurons are connected by synapses to form circuits. Evolution has driven the formation of ever more elaborate circuits to ...

Neuronal pathways originating from the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) of the brain participate in different adaptive behaviors, but which pathways are used for distinct adaptive strategies remains ...

Stanford researchers gained new insights into how to promote neuron growth, how oceans absorb carbon dioxide more slowly than ...

Scientists used stem cells to recreate the growth of Lewy bodies in human neurons to gain insight into why and how they form.

A study recently published in Cell Metabolism examines the effects of intermittent fasting (IF) on neuronal insulin resistance (IR) and cognitive function in older adults with IR. With increasing ...