Using in-vitro models of a specific type of brain cell, scientists have demonstrated that neurons can transform from one type ...

New research shows that the adult brain can generate new neurons that integrate into key motor circuits. The findings ...

Our brains contain billions of neurons and trillions of connections, and scientists are only beginning to understand the ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a method that shows how the nervous system and sensory organs are formed ...

Researchers have developed a method that shows how the nervous system and sensory organs are formed in an embryo. By labeling stem cells with a genetic 'barcode', they have been able to follow the ...

A new study reveals that microRNAs—tiny regulators of gene expression—play a crucial role in shaping Purkinje cells, rare ...

Scientists have discovered that female hormones like estrogen and progesterone can trigger immune cells near the spinal cord ...

"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 ... study other parts of the nervous ...

Researchers are studying why the energy factories are moving between cells and whether the process can be harnessed to treat ...

In 1904, a German zoologist and memory researcher named Richard Semon made a prediction about how memories were stored in the ...

New research finds that having unmanaged type 2 diabetes can cause similar symptoms to early Alzheimer's disease. Here's what ...