The human brain is comprised of two main types of cells, known as neurons and glia. The first are responsible for ...

A study from the Max Planck Institute reveals that inhibitory neurons born later in development mature more rapidly to keep ...

Scientists say they have very strong evidence that the adult human brain is capable of making new neurons, a point of ongoing ...

Long overlooked and underestimated, glial cells—non-neuronal cells that support, protect and communicate with neurons—are ...

Scientists discovered that the brain keeps making new neurons even in adulthood, offering hope for brain health treatments.

New research highlights how astrocytes, long considered mere support cells, actively shape brain network dynamics.

Scientists in Sweden led the study, published Thursday in Science. They found abundant signs of neural stem cells growing in ...

While glucose, or sugar, is a well-known fuel for the brain, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have demonstrated that ...

Researchers have now shown that, despite individual differences in neuron activity, a shared underlying structure guides the ...

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) isn’t caused by just one faulty switch in the brain; it’s more like a tangled orchestra of genes and cells thrown off-key by trauma. With many genetic players ...

Stores of glucose in the brain could play a much more significant role in the pathological degeneration of neurons than ...