Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered new details about how the human genome produces instructions for creating ...

The physiological power and biological value of brain-derived neurotrophic factor is so significant that it is often referred ...

Motor neuron disease (MND), often referred to by the name of one of its varieties, ALS, is a degenerative condition that ...

Scientists have discovered that neural stem cells (NSCs) receive constant feedback from their daughter cells, influencing whether they remain dormant or activate to form new neurons and glia.

A University of Ottawa neuroscientist has led a Canadian research team to reveal important new insights into the activation ...

The finding may open a whole new world in the study of Alzheimer's disease, said biophysicist Aneta Stefanovska.

Discover how individual neurons in the brain learn to recognize and predict patterns in the flow of time, providing insights into the structure of time.

Neurons in the brains of mice tell them to stop eating when they’ve had enough food – and since people probably have the same ...

Hence, researchers often simulate the brain as a network of coupled neural masses, each described by a mean-field model. These models capture the essential features of neuronal populations while ...

Discover why our brains age faster than our bodies, how evolution, lifestyle, and genetics impact brain health, and explore ...

The axon initial segment (AIS) is where nerve signals begin, and its adaptability is key to brain function. Scientists have found that the AIS changes in response to activity levels, helping neurons ...

As reported January 14 in Neuron, scientists led by first author Emmy Li ... Eventually, Li and colleagues discovered that the answer lay in the activity of the neurons. Active neurons produce more ...