Understanding the shape or morphology of neurons and mapping the tree-like branches via which they receive signals from other ...

Kanazawa University, report the successful creation of artificial synaptic vesicles that can be remotely controlled by ...

Researchers at UT San Antonio have uncovered new details about electrical signals happening within nerve cells, deepening scientists' understanding of the brain.

Dopamine neurons—the cells that drive reward and motivation while we're awake—become surprisingly active during nonrapid eye movement sleep right after we learn something new.

By contrast, glial cells seemed to be electrically silent and were dismissed as dull by most researchers. Some glia, called ...

Scientists in Melbourne have discovered how tiny electrical pulses can steer stem cells as they grow, opening the door to new ...

In a new leap for neurobiology and bioelectronics, Northwestern University scientists have developed a wireless device that uses light to send information directly to the brain - bypassing the body's ...