While early in life, the accumulation of iron appears to have little effect on neuron function, later in life, it can ...

Living cells constantly exchange ions (i.e., charged particles) via the thin barrier that surrounds their interior, known as ...

A new study from the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience researchers may help explain an enduring mystery about ...

Scientists have discovered a tiny group of neurons in an ancient brain region that acts like a built-in focus filter, helping ...

In many neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer’s and FTD, toxic levels of proteins ...

Neurons tucked away in an ancient part of the brain control the ability to pay attention by suppressing distractions and ...

Language-Specific Hardware: At the single-neuron level inside the hippocampus, individual cells are largely language-specific ...

McGill University researchers have developed a light-detecting nanoscale structure that mimics how a neuron processes information. The neuron-like behavior emerges from the materials themselves, ...

The researchers found that specific neurons increased their electrical firing rate just before certain components of speech, ...

Studies of genetics conducted in yeast cells, human neurons, mice or other model systems often reveal networks of genes that ...

Newborn nerve cells must squeeze through crowded, narrow spaces—through dense tissue, past other cells, and between fibers—to ...

As newborn neurons make their way through the developing brain, they must squeeze through incredibly tight spaces to reach their final destinations. Researchers discovered that this physical journey ...