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

Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children ...

Co-first authors Kristen Thomas, PhD, and Mary Patton, PhD, and co-author Anjana Nityanandam, PhD, St. Jude Department of Developmental Neurobiology created a cell model of the human ...

A new study finds rare neural stem cells in the adult human hippocampus, suggesting some brains can generate new neurons into ...

New research reveals that human memory may prioritize people and places over context, offering insight into how our brains ...

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 ...

A UPV/EHU study published in the prestigious journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy has proven that stem cells extracted from human dental pulp can be transformed into excitable neuronal cells and ...

After years of debate, scientists provided new evidence for the lifelong birth of human brain cells, which may inform future ...

New neurons in your brain? A landmark study from Karolinska Institutet finds adults keep forming brain cells into the old age ...

A human neuron can extend from one side of the brain to the other, or between the brain and spinal cord. A giraffe or whale neuron can be larger still. 3D rendering of the 75k neurons in the fly ...