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

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

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

Researchers recorded hundreds of neurons in freely flying bats, uncovering how neural replay and theta sequences support ...

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

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

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

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

By shutting down a hyperactive enzyme, scientists got damaged brain cells to regrow their lost “antennae” and restart ...

Fred Hutch researchers have created a gene-expression map of glial cells of the tiny worm, C. elegans, adding the missing ...