The human sense of touch is a complex system that integrates diverse sensations such as pain, temperature, and pleasant ...

Cells in the body have to move around in order to do their jobs. During development, for instance, cells are distributed to ...

Most neuroscience research carried out up to date has primarily focused on neurons, the most renowned type of cell in the ...

Scientists explore how the immune and nervous systems constantly communicate, influencing brain diseases, behavior, and ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

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