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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

This study using advanced brain imaging suggests unique patterns in brain structure specific to autism, offering new insights ...

Despite its importance for mathematics, the neuronal basis of the number zero in the human brain was previously unknown.

Researchers used single-cell and spatial genomics to map cell-type-specific changes in the middle temporal gyrus, identifying distinct disease phases in Alzheimer’s progression.

Biological components are less reliable than electrical ones, and rather than instantaneously receive the incoming signals, the signals arrive with a variety of delays. This forces the brain to cope ...

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