A small device that senses light and reacts like a brain cell could change how machines see and think. Built at the nanoscale ...

DZNE researchers have uncovered a mechanism that determines why a neuron usually forms a single, long extension called an ...

Interim clinical findings from the first Phase I/IIa trial using autologous-induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived ...

A new study reveals that axon formation is driven by an internal molecular zipper protein complex called Arp2/3.

For years, one of the simplest explanations for human intelligence was also one of the biggest: the human brain has an enormous number of neurons. It also has an even more enormous web of connections ...

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

Long before the dawn of modern parenting, animals laid eggs and moved on, leaving their progeny to fend for themselves. Now, ...

A Yale researcher told Newsweek one newly identified Parkinson's target is already being tested in trials.

Scientists have identified karyoptosis, a newly uncovered cell death process, as a key contributor to brain cell loss in ...

DZNE researchers have uncovered a mechanism that determines why a neuron usually forms a single, long extension called “axon” – a phenomenon that is fundamental to how our brain functions. Contrary to ...

Two seemingly identical neurons may not be identical after all. Discover the new theory that links their differences to the ...