Neurons are highly specialized cells, and their proper functioning depends on preserving their identity throughout life. A ...

To shed new light on the contribution of different brain regions and neural circuits to specific mental functions, ...

The hippocampus is an important brain region known to support various cognitive (i.e., mental) processes, including the ...

Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues have investigated nerve cell regulation. Mounting knowledge of regulation mechanisms could enable a better understanding of how the healthy brain ...

Vision happens when patterns of light entering the eye are converted into reliable patterns of brain activity. This ...

One of the defining features of humans is our brain's remarkable capacity for language, planning, memory, creativity, and more. These abilities stem not just from our large brain size, but also from ...

Following an injury, such as a traumatic crush injury, the peripheral nervous system is itself often able to effectively regenerate. This capacity of regeneration is mainly attributable to the Schwann ...

Canadian researchers found that stress in early life reshapes astrocytes, key brain support cells, leading to long-term ...

A team of researchers based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (the United States) has tried to shed light on the ...