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Neurons in patients with Alzhiemer’s, dementia and other disorders exhibit similar behavior. In fact, “TDP-43 forms cytoplasmic aggregates in >95% of patients with ALS,” the researchers ...

Credit: Stavros Lomvardas. A new study published in Nature reveals how olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) achieve extraordinary precision in selecting which genes to express.

To explore how neurons in the central nucleus of the amygdala regulate drinking and eating, the researchers used advanced genetic tools to study brain activity in mice during hunger, thirst, and ...

Artificial neurons organize themselves A research team constructs network of self-learning infomorphic neurons Date: March 28, 2025 Source: Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization ...

The idea is that while the neurons remain housed in the implant, their axons—long strands that carry nerve signals away from the cell body—and their dendrites—the branched structures that form ...

We found that new neurons in the adult brain are linked to reduced cognitive decline—particularly in verbal learning, or learning by listening to others.

We found that new neurons in the adult brain are linked to reduced cognitive decline – particularly in verbal learning, or learning by listening to others. This was very surprising to us.

When the neurons stopped working, the mice ate about 1200% more food than they normally would, and they made chewing movements even when there wasn't any food available to them.

TDP-43 accumulated in the cytosol in spinal cord neurons (image below), and by 12 months their grip weakened and they struggled to hang upside down on a wire mesh. In the hippocampi of TDP-43 A315T ...

The human brain's billions of neurons represent a menagerie of cells that are among both the most highly specialized and variable ones in our bodies. Neurons convert electrical signals to chemical ...