There are many different types of neurons, and they all have special functions in the brain, spinal cord, and muscles that ...

Just three types of brain cells collaborate to suppress or enhance appetite, driving mice to eat less or more food, the study found. First, specialized neurons detect "hunger-signaling hormones ...

Researchers have created the largest and most detailed wiring diagram of a mammalian brain to date, by mapping cells in a ...

New research reveals that neurons can switch their migration strategy depending on whether they move on flat surfaces or through tight, crowded spaces.

Our findings suggest that neurons, by simultaneously using two different sets of rules for learning across different groups of synapses, rather than a single uniform rule, can more precisely tune the ...

Humans and other animal species can experience many types of pain throughout the course of their lives, varying in intensity, ...