During brain development, neurons can regulate their movement until they reach their final destination thanks to a "molecular ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have successfully demonstrated that disrupting an eye structure long suspected ...

Oligodendrocyte biology is at the forefront of current neuroscience, with increasing recognition of the complex roles these glial cells play beyond ...

Nerve fibers within melanomas can slow their growth, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The ...

That includes a form of dementia and the most prevalent type of motor neuron disease. The study identified a previously ...

The thermosensory neuron AFD unexpectedly modulates locomotion based on tactile experience through molecular and circuit mechanisms distinct from those underlying thermosensation.

Neuroplasticity and development have traditionally focused on synaptic mechanisms as the primary substrates of circuit remodeling. However, recent advances ...

Why do some people stay sharp despite Alzheimer’s? Research into cognitive resilience shows immature neurons act as a ...

Neurons that fire together, wire together” is not the full story. A novel mechanism explains how the brain can learn across ...