Tag: neurons

Tiny marine animals provide insight into the evolutionary history of neural cells

The human neurons may be altering the rats' behavior.

These optrodes bypass several of the most glaring limitations of current electrodes.

Vanadium oxide seems capable of “remembering” its history of previous external stimuli. No other material is like it.

Such information can lead us to new ways to manage symptoms and save lives.

Sensations of pain shut down the neurons that allow us to feel pleasure.

Such research can make us better understand how depression arises in the brain.

The findings could open up new treatment options for conditions that involve nerve degradation.

"This suggests that loss of synapses could underlie the development of schizophrenia," the authors explain.

Researchers found that the Zika virus interrupts the growth of the brain by taking control of a pathway that regulates ...

Whether you break an egg or break into dance, our brain handles the word "break" the same.

'Clock time' is not the same as 'mind time'.

They're so cute and fuzzy, too <3.

The infamous three F's.

Fortunately, they're hot on the heels of the mechanisms that allow them to affect brain cells.

The team believed that ketamine affected a small part of the brain, called the lateral habenula, also known as the “anti–reward ...

Maybe other drugs have similar effects.

We're learning about learning!

The brain's complex web just got a lot more tangled.

Keep it tidy, neurons.

Broken axons are like a broken router -- no connection.

Sleep is very important for the brain. Here's what happens during the most active phase of sleep.

It's pretty scary that they can do it to be honest.

One step closer to understanding memory.

A new study offers insight into how neurons work together to make us remember stuff.

Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed implantable devices ...

Capitalizing a more than a decade's worth of neuroscience and computer science research, an international team of 82 researchers from ...

By 'tickling' select membrane channels you can effectively control neurons, by activating or deactivating cells. You can do this using ...

Most medical research looking to identify the mechanisms of a disease or test treatments rely on animal models. While very ...

Scientists have discovered an atypical gene that is thought to be crucial for the generation of new neurons in the ...

A long-time assumption in the medical world is that mature, differentiated neurons do not divide and that they're formed during the ...

There are a number of factors that lead to obesity, the most obvious of which is of course eating too ...

I recently came across a very interesting piece in the NY Post which cites a study that shows that while ...

A group of scientists from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center discovered a new chemical compound that helps newborn ...

We've all endured some kind of physical pain, more or less intense. When you hit your finger while hammering, for ...