Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

A new study published in eLife has found that a remarkably rare type of neuron acts as a master conductor for the brain’s ...

Poets and songwriters claim that love lives in our hearts. And, while it’s true that being in love can change the way our heart operates, and even help it remain healthy (1), most of what goes on when ...

In the late 1800s, Spanish neuroscientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal drew hundreds of images of neurons. His exquisite work influenced our understanding of what they look like: Cells with a bulbous center ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date using tissue from a part of a mouse's cerebral cortex involved in vision, ...