Living cells constantly exchange ions (i.e., charged particles) via the thin barrier that surrounds their interior, known as ...

Neurons tucked away in an ancient part of the brain control the ability to pay attention by suppressing distractions and ...

Neurons tucked away in an ancient part of the brain control the ability to pay attention by suppressing distractions and ...

Scientists have discovered a tiny group of neurons in an ancient brain region that acts like a built-in focus filter, helping ...

Language-Specific Hardware: At the single-neuron level inside the hippocampus, individual cells are largely language-specific, meaning they do not automatically fire for identical concepts across ...

The researchers found that specific neurons increased their electrical firing rate just before certain components of speech, ...

Newborn nerve cells must squeeze through crowded, narrow spaces—through dense tissue, past other cells, and between fibers—to ...

Researchers at Niigata University's Brain Research Institute have uncovered a new function of amyloid precursor protein (APP) ...

A neuron is a nerve cell that is the basic building block of the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. Neurons are similar to other cells in the human body in a number of ways, but ...

As newborn neurons make their way through the developing brain, they must squeeze through incredibly tight spaces to reach their final destinations. Researchers discovered that this physical journey ...

Spiking neural networks (SNNs) are artificial intelligence (AI) models inspired by how biological neurons communicate with ...

Researchers find an ancient brainstem circuit that acts as an attention engine, offering a new direction for targeted ADHD and autism treatments.