Once dismissed as “junk,” a group of RNA molecules has been found to help regrow damaged nerves in mice in new research. The ...

In addition to a central brain located between its eyes, an octopus has eight separate clusters of nerve cells, called ganglia, at the base of each of their eight arms. Compared with most ...

In A Nutshell Researchers identified CGRP-producing neurons in the thalamus that connect pain signals with emotional threat ...

Glial cells support neurological structures, function, cognition, behaviours, physical skills, and motor coordination.

What Is the Autonomic Nervous System Made Of? For the most part, your autonomic nervous system is made up of neurons and a few other cell types. Neurons are the physical connections that stretch ...

Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are ...

Researchers have created over 400 distinct types of human nerve cells in vitro, vastly expanding the diversity available for ...

"The peripheral nervous system is smart," says Frank Duca of the University of Arizona, who was not involved in the study. "You have specific neurons within this system that are performing a wide ...

Your nervous system uses billions of tiny, connected nerve cells called neurons to send the messages, which are electrical and chemical signals that tell your body what to do.

Your nervous system contains millions of nerve cells, called neurons. Neurons are highly specialised to transmit messages from one part of your body to another. All neurons have a cell body and ...

But neurons are not alone in the brain or elsewhere in the nervous system: Brain cells called glia play various supporting roles to keep the system running smoothly.

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flows through your central nervous system, serving multiple roles: it protects your brain, takes out the cellular trash, and even ...