A neuron or nerve cell is the brain's fundamental building block for the transmission of information. The cell body (or soma) is a neuron’s center, from which different types of extensions ...

New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

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 ...

This process continues from contact site to contact site all along the dendrite to the cell body, where the neuron decides how it will communicate with other neurons. The new research reveals a novel ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a critical role in recognition memory. | Neuroscience ...

Our biceps and brain cells might have more in common than we believed. According to a new study from the Lippincott-Schwartz ...

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

New research on nematodes reveals how glial cells maintain and monitor neuronal ... crucial supporting players detect and respond to neuron damage. Published in Nature Communications, the study ...

Take a look around your home and you'll find yourself surrounded by familiar comforts-photos of family and friends on the ...

Doctors diagnosed Carmen Lopez with spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) at birth, a rare genetic disorder that affects motor neurons ...