memory formation hinges on connections between groups of engram cells, which are neurons thought to capture and store ...

Concepts encoded by concept neurons can be an animal, an article of clothing, a place, or a person. The concept can be evoked ...

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

Using in-vitro models of a specific type of brain cell, scientists show that neurons are capable of changing from one type to ...

Researchers have used genetic tools to investigate how specific nerve cells in the brain respond after a spinal cord injury.

In recent years, many engineers have been trying to develop hardware components that could emulate the functions of various ...

Specialized “thirst” and “hunger” neurons in the amygdala operate through distinct circuits, influencing the drive to eat or ...

A major breakthrough from researchers at the University of Copenhagen may finally explain why Parkinson’s Disease ...

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

Scientists studying mice have uncovered a delicate protein rivalry in the brain that, when thrown off balance, may cause ...

Everyone knows that exercise is good for the body and mind, but MIT scientists have made a revolutionary discovery between ...