A small population of nerve cells appears to be responsible for blood flow and neural activity across the entire brain, ...

Researchers have made a surprising discovery linking Delta/Notch signaling in subperineurial glia (SPG) to the regulation of nerve ensheathment and neurotransmitter release at the Drosophila ...

A new study published in eLife has found that a remarkably rare type of neuron acts as a master conductor for the brain’s ...

The neurons in our brains and bodies do amazing things: sense the outside world, transmit information, guide our behavior. But they don’t do it alone. Using tiny worms with well-mapped nervous systems ...

When triggered by an odor, rapid changes in membrane voltage and intracellular calcium ion levels occur in nematode olfactory neurons, causing membrane voltage sensors and calcium ion sensors to ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report that extracellular vesicles released into the bloodstream ...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers have deciphered a key part of the regulatory code that governs how motor neurons in the spinal cord connect to specific target muscles in the limbs.

A drug candidate found to protect nerve cells damaged by motor neuron disease (MND), could offer new hope to people living ...

USC researchers built artificial neurons that replicate real brain processes using ion-based diffusive memristors. These ...

In many ways, the brain is uncharted territory akin to the deepest parts of the ocean and farthest reaches of outer space. As with any new frontier, navigating it requires a map. Researchers have ...