Neurons continuously adjust their coordination ... crafted over aeons of natural selection. Future work will be needed to see how these principles might play out in the human brain.

Anticonvulsants used to treat epilepsy work on GABA. And drugs used to treat Parkinson’s disease, such as L-DOPA, promote dopamine function. Other Brain Cells (Glia) Although neurons are ...

Study in mice reveals high-frequency mechanical vibrations detected by nerve endings on the skin are processed in a brain ...

Postdoc Katie Schretter, on the other hand, is interested in understanding how neurons in the fly brain work together to help ...

Researchers have engineered a laser-based artificial neuron that simulates the complex functions of a biological graded ...

Two types of neurons in the skin may be particularly important for how the brain interprets social contact between people, according to a new study led by Linköping University in Sweden.

This bioengineering breakthrough has found a way to make neurons grown in a dish react just like the real thing.

"The anatomy and function of the autonomic system has been known for over a century, but we have surprisingly little understanding of cellular and functional diversity of autonomic neurons," Oka says.