Neurons—the nerve cells responsible for transmitting electrical and chemical signals throughout the body—are organized in tissue, tending to cluster together in groups according to how they function.

Researchers have created the largest and most detailed wiring diagram of a mammalian brain to date, by mapping cells in a cubic millimetre of a mouse’s brain tissue 1. In a landmark achievement, the ...

Commonly, the brain cells or neurons were believed to remain permanently into the specific type they were formed. Each type has a different function. But a study published in Science in March ... help ...

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

Organoids have revolutionized science and medicine ... such as Rubella. This model could influence pharmaceutical testing, particularly benefiting drug safety for pregnant women. Microglia are special ...

From a cubic millimeter of brain tissue, scientists have constructed a precise, 3D map of the activity in a mouse’s brain, detailing 84,000 neurons and more than 500 million synapses.

The 3D brain map includes more than 200,000 cells, 523 million synapses and over two miles of axons, representing the most ...

The universe has no brain. It has no gray matter, no nervous system, no neurons firing electrical impulses—and yet, that ...

Researchers put forward a comprehensive model outlining the conditions that may give rise to the vivid mental phenomena that some people experience as they near death ...

Complex or abstract ideas emerge as a result of the firing of many of these nerve cells, or neurons ... brain can do. Not at all. It is because we believe it could serve as a valid model of the ...

The most comprehensive model of the brain’s metabolism ... and blood flow – is based on data from human and rodent brains. It provides a glimpse into how brain metabolism breaks down with ...