These cells share important molecular and functional characteristics with neural stem cells of the brain. Peripheral neural stem cells have the same cell morphology, self-renewal and differentiation ...

For decades, scientists assumed that neural stem cells (NSCs) only occur in the brain and spinal cord. A new international study, led by Hans Schöler of the Max Planck Institute for Molecular ...

including the cerebellum and brain stem. These also fulfill critical functions. Running through parts of the brain are a dozen pairs of cranial nerves, which link the brain directly to muscles and ...

The categories begin with more fundamental connections: Brain stem reflexes—maybe a movie jumpscare moment or another sudden, ...

"Our study shows how different cell types arise from stem cells in the embryo and how they are organized to create important structures in the brain," explains Emma Andersson, docent at the ...

Experimental stem cell treatments offer another potential way to manage Parkinson’s—these techniques seek not only to replace or mimic dopamine, but to repair the brain circuitry lost due to P ...

TOKYO -- Falls are a common occurrence among the elderly in Japan, and recent research has pointed to the brain's misinterpretation of automatic reflexes as one possible cause. The discovery of ...