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

Consider the brake. Not the engine, which gets all the attention, but the brake, the quiet thing that decides how fast a system is allowed to go.

A recent study published in Cell Death & Disease suggests that specific cellular abnormalities in the brain associated with ...

Cells can spontaneously change shape even without external signals, but the underlying mechanisms behind this form of ...

McGill University researchers have developed a light-detecting nanoscale structure that mimics how a neuron processes ...

Autophagy is the process by which cells remove damaged proteins, recycle worn-out organelles (e.g., mitochondria), clear ...

How does a single cell build a brain with billions of precisely organized neurons? Researchers suggest that brain cells use ...

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Inherited retinal degenerations are a diverse group of genetic disorders that result in progressive vision loss. Advances in ...

The hippocampus is a crucial part of the brain that plays a role in memory and learning, especially in remembering directions and locations. New research from the University of Chicago shows how this ...