COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y., Sept. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- In a major step forward in research, scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) t ...

Scientists divide thousands of different neurons into groups based on function and shape. Let's discuss neuron anatomy and how it varies.

Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence researchers have identified over 60 transcriptomic neuron types in the zebrafish optic tectum with nearly identical gene-expression profiles yet ...

A new study from the Allen Institute for Brain Science describes a large profile of mouse neuron types based on two important characteristics of the cells: their 3D shape and their electrical ...

Microglia are immune cells that regulate the function and activity of the nervous system. Detailed molecular and spatial studies in mice reveal that different types of neuron govern the density ...

A new study reveals that inhibitory neurons born later in development mature more quickly than earlier ones, allowing them to ...

It’s called the rosehip neuron, and they comprise about 10 to 15 percent of the upper layer of the human neocortex—the portion of the brain responsible for much of our advanced cognition.

PROS-1/Prospero Is a Major Regulator of the Glia-Specific Secretome Controlling Sensory-Neuron Shape and Function in C. elegans. Cell Reports , 2016; DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.03.051 ...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute-led research has produced a complete connectome of the Drosophila visual system, enabling systematic investigations into how visual information is processed and relayed ...

A turbo engine for tracing neurons Date: April 27, 2017 Source: Allen Institute Summary: Putting a turbo engine into an old car gives it an entirely new life -- suddenly it can go further, faster.

New research shows a single neuron in fruit flies can trigger two distinct behaviors in response to the same smell.