A massive, multi-year project led by over 150 scientists has produced the most detailed map yet of how visual information ...

Cells with electrophysiological activity obtained at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) are opening up new ...

The protein responsible for binding neural stem cells in the human brain, Neuro-cadherin, also plays a key role in ...

Converting one type of cell to another—for example, a skin cell to a neuron—can be done through a process that requires the skin cell to be induced into a "pluripotent" stem cell, then ...

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

Using in-vitro models of a specific type of brain cell, scientists have demonstrated that neurons can transform from one type to another. Neurons are specialized brain cells responsible for ...

Stem cells are immature cells that can develop into many different cell types — including neurons that make dopamine ...

The researchers believe that the stem-cell treatment indeed holds the key to stopping Parkinson's Disease in its tracks, a ...