Your brain can still make new neurons when you’re an adult. But how does the rare birth of these new neurons contribute to cognitive function? Researchers know that new neurons contribute to memory ...

New research suggests that balance and coordination problems in multiple sclerosis may begin when key brain cells slowly run ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, led by Bindu Paul, an associate professor of pharmacology, psychiatry and neuroscience ...

Researchers have created a protein that can detect the faint chemical signals neurons receive from other brain cells. By ...

We found that new neurons in the adult brain are linked to reduced cognitive decline—particularly in verbal learning, or learning by listening to others. Researchers know that new neurons contribute ...

MIT researchers are using living cells to target diseased brain areas and deliver tiny electronic devices that can modulate ...

Scientists have discovered how stress can lead to serious mental health problems. To better understand the function of type I ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

Elon Musk announces Neuralink brain implants will enter "high-volume" production by 2026, helping paralyzed patients control ...

For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion. The finding, reported in the journal Nature, ...

Singapore has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, yet many individuals spend almost a decade in poor health ...