Key cells in the brain, neurons, form networks by exchanging signals, enabling the brain to learn and adapt at incredible speed. Researchers have now developed a 3D-printed 'brain-like environment ...

Researchers used genetic tools to reveal that certain neurons in the brain control food choice and can sense both taste and texture 1. The conventional view of taste sensing holds that specific ...

Their findings, published in Neuron, suggest that the two systems interact in the hippocampus, with persistent WM activity predicting the formation of LTM. "Working memory (WM) and long-term ...

Its pathological hallmark is the abnormal aggregation of α-synuclein (α-syn) into insoluble fibrils and Lewy bodies, leading to the degeneration and death of dopaminergic neurons in the ...

Neuron, Cell Press’s prestigious neuroscience journal, is publishing a special issue on aging research on January 8, 2025. The collection of reviews and perspectives reflects the progress made ...

Mirror neurons received significant media attention in the 2000s and were painted by some scientists as the key to many of our advanced social abilities. However, many of the more significant ...

"These strategies used helped us create the tools needed for other scientists to target these specific neurons, which will help in discovering more and novel functions of these cells and subtypes ...

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He diagnosed me with motor neurone disease (MND). Life expectancy, he said, was usually five years – and I had already suffered it for two. I was shaking in terror, but couldn’t even tell my ...

MALVERN, Pa., Jan. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Neuronetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: STIM) (the “Company”) today announced preliminary fourth quarter and full year 2024 revenue and issued 2025 financial ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...