Researchers have created over 400 distinct types of human nerve cells in vitro, vastly expanding the diversity available for ...

A team has made a major breakthrough in the field of three-dimensional (3D) imaging of large-scale biological tissues. They ...

Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are ...

How do we think, feel, remember, or move? These processes involve synaptic transmission, in which chemical signals are ...

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

Rats exhibit significant recovery of locomotor function following incomplete spinal cord injuries, albeit with altered gait expression and reduced speed and stepping frequency. These changes likely ...

This useful study presents a biologically realistic, large-scale cortical model of the rat's non-barrel somatosensory cortex, investigating synaptic plasticity of excitatory connections under varying ...

Dr. EunJung Hwang Recognized Among "Illinois Researchers to Know" by ISTC NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., July 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

Water and air pose completely different challenges to animals on a number of levels.

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the cerbrum contains less than 20 percent of the neurons in our brain. Eighty ...

First devised by Zoltan Takats, a chemist and professor at Imperial College London, the technology consists of a needle-like ...

Actor Eric Dane disclosed his ALS diagnosis. ALS is a motor neuron disease impacting muscle control. Early diagnosis is ...