Sleeping deeply into the afternoon after an all-nighter or a late night out is one way the body repays its sleep debt. The ...

News & Views Published: September 2009 Wnts blow on NeuroD1 to promote adult neuron production and diversity Pierre Vanderhaeghen Nature Neuroscience 12, 1079–1081 (2009) Cite this article ...

Cedars-Sinai has created a lifelike model of the mysterious and fatal disease that could help identify a cause of the illness ...

Now, researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet say they’ve found the clearest answer yet. They report the discovery of ...

Scientists have uncovered how a protein helps build and maintain vital brain connections, providing insights into the ...

UCLA researchers have made a significant discovery showing that biological brains and artificial intelligence systems develop ...

Common Brain Parasite Infecting Up To 30 Percent Of Americans Disrupts Neuron Communication The discovery may lead to ways to diagnose and treat the condition that many people don't realize they have.

A new study published in Science has found that neurons in the brain do not follow a single strategy when learning. Instead, different parts of the same neuron—its upper and lower branches—adjust ...

Synaptic transmission is the biological process by which a neuron communicates with a target cell across a synapse. Chemical synaptic transmission involves the release of a neurotransmitter from ...

A research team has discovered that a specific group of neurons in the amygdala, a brain region involved in emotion regulation, plays a key role in the emergence of conditions such as anxiety, ...

Glial cells play an important role in supporting the body's central and peripheral nervous systems. Several types, each with different functions, of glial cells exist. Learn more here.