The human brain contains billions of neurons, specialized nerve cells that communicate with each other via electrical and ...

If you are crossing an unfamiliar room in the dark, you may grope around a bit to get a sense of your space. But for many ...

Researchers recorded neural activity and blood flow in mice. Opposing neuron populations predicted blood flow more accurately ...

Two types of neurons in the skin may be particularly important for how the brain interprets social contact between people, according to a new study led by Linköping University in Sweden. Knowledge of ...

Researchers have discovered how an ion channel in the brain’s neurons has a kind of ‘molecular memory’, which contributes to the formation and preservation of lifelong memories. The researchers have ...

Researchers at McGill University have developed a light-sensitive nanoscale structure that mimics a neuron in information ...

Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cell in the human brain according to the latest ...

Nanoscale structure made from inorganic material could be used to improve artificial retinas and to make AI more efficient.