Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different ...

The nervous system contains hundreds of different types of neurons that have physical forms specialized for their functions. Neurons communicate using electrical signals, or action potentials.

Researchers have created the largest and most detailed wiring diagram of a mammalian brain to date, by mapping cells in a ...

Every day, people are constantly learning and forming new memories. When you pick up a new hobby, try a recipe a friend ...

New research reveals that neurons can switch their migration strategy depending on whether they move on flat surfaces or through tight, crowded spaces.

Using high-resolution imaging techniques in mice, the researchers found that different parts of a single neuron can follow separate sets of rules to modify their synapses, the points where neurons ...

These findings challenge previous assumptions that different types of neurons inherently use different migration strategies, suggesting instead that neurons possess the ability to adapt their ...

Every soft caress of wind, searing burn and seismic rumble is detected by our skin’s tangle of touch sensors. David Ginty has ...

Stem cells have the capacity to divide and differentiate into different types of specialized cells. The UPV/EHU research group has obtained cells very similar to neurons; they "manage to produce ...

To build the classifier, the scientists first had to measure the unique electrical signatures of the different types of neurons within the cerebellum. Using optogenetic experiments, in which genes for ...