Glial cells support neurological structures, function, cognition, behaviours, physical skills, and motor coordination.

Putting your weight into opening a door (say, with your shoulder) is easier than using your hands. Sliding heavy cardboard ...

A team of neuroscientists in Australia has found that restoring copper levels in the brain dramatically reduced Parkinson-like damage in mice. The approach restored a protein’s function, and the same ...

Scientists at the Salk Institute have uncovered how a cluster of thalamic neurons links physical pain to emotional trauma, ...

A team of researchers report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on a new graphene-based sensor design ...

A new study reveals that neurons in the brain’s memory center, the hippocampus, continue to form well into late adulthood. A ...

ETH Zurich researchers have generated over 400 human nerve cell types from stem cells using systematic combinations of ...

A progressive neurological disorder affecting 10 million people globally, Parkinson’s can cause disruptive symptoms such as ...

Scientists suggest quantum entanglement in myelin sheaths generates consciousness, offering a groundbreaking new perspective ...

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