The researchers say our neurons' cognitive potency comes from its unique structure. Compared to those of other mammals, human ...
What makes the human brain capable of language, imagination, mathematics and invention? For many years, the prevailing view ...
Anxiety disorders affect more than 300 million people globally. Several brain regions have been linked to anxiety, but how ...
Early in the progression of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, DNA inside neurons starts showing signs of ...
Anxiety disorders affect more than 300 million people globally. Several brain regions have been linked to anxiety, but how ...
Summary: Astrocytes, star-shaped non-neuronal cells, serve as active gatekeepers of long-term memory stability. By ...
If you are crossing an unfamiliar room in the dark, you may grope around a bit to get a sense of your space. But for many ...
A protein that neurons rely on to share genetic messages with each other also packages and spreads toxic tau, the misfolded ...
One of the brain’s fundamental roles is to generate the correct body movements at the correct time. Understanding how the brain accomplishes this task, and how this process goes wrong in disease, has ...
Novel artificial neurons learn independently and are more strongly modeled on their biological counterparts. A team of researchers has programmed these infomorphic neurons and constructed artificial ...
A neuron is a nerve cell that is the basic building block of the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. Neurons are similar to other cells in the human body in a number of ways, but ...