New research is revealing how specialized neurons give our brains an edge artificial intelligence can only dream of ...

A massive, multi-year project led by over 150 scientists has produced the most detailed map yet of how visual information ...

Motor neuron disease is a progressive neuro-degenerative disease that causes muscle weakness and gets worse over time.

"An adult neuron cannot be divided ... such as epilepsy in which there is a selective death of those types of cells in specific areas of the brain, and a resulting hyper-excitability of the ...

Neurons, unlike most other cell types, are characterized by their intricate ... In contrast, plasticity in basal dendrites was linked to the neuron's overall output—strengthening or weakening ...

Humans and other animal species can experience many types of pain ... capturing and single-cell RNA sequencing. These techniques allowed them to label specific neuron populations in the mouse ...

Stem cells are immature cells that can develop into many different cell types — including neurons that make dopamine ...

Humans and other animal species can experience many types of pain throughout the ... including genetic capturing and single-cell RNA sequencing. These techniques allowed them to label specific neuron ...