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 in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

"Other neurons in the brain are usually restricted to sensing food put into our mouth, or how food fills the gut, or the ...

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

Interrupting signals exchanged between tumors and the nervous system could become a critical pillar of cancer care ...

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

Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence researchers have identified over 60 transcriptomic neuron types in the ...

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 ...

Scientists explore how the immune and nervous systems constantly communicate, influencing brain diseases, behavior, and ...

the oldest part of the vertebrate brain. Their discovery could lead to new treatments for obesity. "These neurons are unlike any other neuron involved in regulating satiation," says Alexander ...

This mitochondrial process supports the brain cells essential to learning ... “It’s a fundamental feature that allows different parts of the same neuron to function in distinct ways.” Taking their ...