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The researchers found that areas of the brain collectively known as the "mirror neuron system" showed more activity when a dancer saw movements he had been trained perform than when he observed ...

In the new study, published Dec. 19, 2024 in the journal Optica, researchers used a graded neuron system to surpass spiking neurons' speed limit. Much like a biological graded or "non-spiking ...

This is an illustration of the mirror neuron system in the human brain which has been implicated in the impaired ability to imitate experienced by many patients with schizophrenia. Disclaimer ...

Although neurons are considered the basic units of the brain and nervous system, they do not do all the work. Glia are a non-neuronal category of cells that do not transmit electrical signals but ...

NOVA scienceNOW: So, in a broader sense, why is the mirror neuron system important? What's its purpose in the brain? Glaser: Well, purpose in the brain.... You may know the Just So Stories of ...

Created with Sketch. One widely disseminated claim surrounding mirror neurons is the “broken mirror theory,” which suggests that dysfunctions in the mirror neuron system are to blame for autism.

Researchers in optics and brain and cognitive science are investigating whether neurons can transmit light in a manner ...

Drugs that "switch on" vitamin A in the body may also help stave off conditions such as motor neuron disease (MND ... of the vitamin A signaling system helped protect against the type of damage ...

“Our work unveils the ontogeny, evolution, and neuron size regulatory functions of PNS microglia,” said Dr. WU Zhisheng, first author of the study. Reference: Wu Z, Wang Y, Chen W wei, et al.

A complete neuron inventory, paired with an integrated toolkit for manipulating and measuring individual cell types across the entire visual system, would allow deeper investigations into how ...