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

Northeastern University scientists have discovered that a protein in the human brain could potentially be used to grow new ...

Two new studies suggest that Parkinson's disease can potentially be treated with stem cells placed in a patient's brain.

Two new studies suggest that stem cells are close to helping people with Parkinson's disease. The results are a victory for ...

In addition to making them reasonably easy to identify, that triangular shape affects the nature of the cells’ dendrites. Wright compares the structure of a pyramidal neuron and its connections ...

Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body's smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair strategy, new research suggests.

Neuroscience is a multidisciplinary science that is concerned with the study of the structure and function of the nervous system. It encompasses the evolution, development, cellular and molecular ...

Neurodegenerative diseases are a heterogeneous group of disorders that are characterized by the progressive degeneration of the structure ... progenitor cells, promotes retinal neuron regeneration ...