A team of researchers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) developed a computational method that improves the tracking of neurogenesis as neurons ...

The human sense of touch is a complex system that integrates diverse sensations such as pain, temperature, and pleasant ...

Environmental factors like stress and medication exposure during pregnancy can shape brain development, but the mechanisms ...

Specialised cell type Animal or plant ... past each other to shorten the cell Neuron (nerve cell) Animal Transmits electrical impulses from one part of body to another Contain membrane proteins ...

Infections, chemicals, stress—these environmental factors influence the risk of developing psychiatric or neurological ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role ... Named for the distinct egg-like shape of their cell body, ovoid cells are present in relatively small numbers ...

New research on nematodes reveals how glial cells maintain and monitor neuronal ... crucial supporting players detect and respond to neuron damage. Published in Nature Communications, the study ...