Although neurons are considered the basic units of the brain and nervous system, they do not do all the work. Glia are a non-neuronal category of cells that do not transmit electrical signals but ...

Using in-vitro models of a specific type of brain cell, scientists have demonstrated that neurons can transform from one type ...

Cells with electrophysiological activity obtained at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) are opening up new ...

Mirror neurons are a type of brain cell that is activated both when performing ... more difficult to record the activity of a single neuron in human brains. However, studies using neuroimaging ...

New research shows that the adult brain can generate new neurons that integrate into key motor circuits, findings that may point to a new way to treat neurogenerative disorders.

In a potentially major breakthrough for regenerative medicine, scientists at MIT have developed a way to convert skin cells directly into brain cells ... cell to a motor neuron.” ...

Researchers used advanced cryo-electron microscopy to capture atomic-level images of how glutamate, a key neurotransmitter, ...

Researchers devised a process to convert a skin cell directly into a neuron, eliminating the need ... They delivered the cells to a part of the brain known as the striatum, which is involved ...

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Converting one type of cell to another — for example, a skin cell to a neuron — can be done through a process ... They delivered the cells to a part of the brain known as the striatum, which is ...

New research shows that the adult brain can generate new neurons that integrate into key motor circuits. The findings ...