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These cells then migrated to a nearby motor control region of the brain-the striatum-where they developed into cells known as medium spiny neurons, the major cells lost in Huntington's disease.

A new study has identified specific groups of neurons in the amygdala—an area of the brain linked to emotion and motivation—that are central to this process (1 Trusted Source Food and ...

Brains are adaptable and flexible. 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 ...