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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Li Hanjie from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the presence of microglia in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and identified ...