Closely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, depending on their physical ...

A Japanese research team has successfully reproduced the human neural circuit in vitro using multi-region miniature organs ...

Neuromorphic computing seeks to replicate the behaviour of biological neurons to achieve more adaptive and energy-efficient ...

Aswathy Ammothumkandy receives funding from American Epilepsy Society, and California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Michael A. Bonaguidi receives funding from the National Institutes of Health, ...

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WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date using tissue from a part of a mouse's cerebral cortex involved ...

A new study maps out a detailed atlas of all the cells involved in regenerating the zebrafish spinal cord. In an unexpected finding, the researchers showed that survival and adaptability of the ...

Changes to the structure of neurons in people with Down syndrome alter how they connect with each other. One major type of brain cell called astrocytes helps form connections between neurons. These ...