There are as many as 86 billion neurons in the human brain. They make trillions of synaptic connections, with each neuron connecting with other neurons to create a complex network.  It is through ...

A team led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) developed a computational method to improve techniques to track brain cell development over time. By studying neurons and their dynamics in brain ...

Environmental factors like stress and medication exposure during pregnancy can shape brain development, but the mechanisms ...

Organoids were cultured from healthy donor iPSC sources and differentiated using the human iPSC-derived Cerebral Organoid ...

Infections, chemicals, stress—these environmental factors influence the risk of developing psychiatric or neurological ...

Northwestern researchers have made notable scientific advancements in the past week. The Daily compiled a recap of their ...

The human sense of touch is a complex system that integrates diverse sensations such as pain, temperature, and pleasant ...

New research explores the many ways our sensory experiences overlaps, teaching us new ways the brain perceives ...

Nerve cells called pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons were found to be responsible for post-feeding sugar consumption.

Two studies published in the latest issue of Science, led by Dr. Fernando García-Moreno, Ikerbasque researcher at the ...