Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are ...

Starting with the question "How does our brain distinguish glucose from the many nutrients absorbed in the gut?" a KAIST ...

The human brain is made up of billions of nerve cells (neurons) that communicate with each other in vast, interconnected ...

Willis Towers Watson (NasdaqGS:WTW) recently launched 'Undercover', a $200 million insurance facility for cargo owners, and appointed Alena Kharkavets as North American Head of Claims. These ...

New research shows a single neuron in fruit flies can trigger two distinct behaviors in response to the same smell.

A new study published in JAMA Neurology suggests that commonly prescribed medications for anxiety, depression, and sleep ...

Rats exhibit significant recovery of locomotor function following incomplete spinal cord injuries, albeit with altered gait expression and reduced speed and stepping frequency. These changes likely ...

The same neuron can tell fruit flies to walk toward the smell of rotting fruit and speed up, according to new research from Yale scientists. Neurobiologists once believed that each neuron held a ...

These findings highlight the significance of rearing behavior and behavioral lateralization as potential behavioral markers ...

By shutting down a hyperactive enzyme, scientists got damaged brain cells to regrow their lost “antennae” and restart ...

On what would have been Doddie Weir's 55th birthday, sporting legends unite in a heartfelt tribute, echoing his enduring ...

Ferroelectric field-effect transistor (FeFET)-based circuit implementation mimicking FitzHugh-Nagumo neuron is proposed in this work. The proposed circuit is shown to mimic biological neuron ...