A neuron or nerve cell is the brain's fundamental building block for the transmission of information. The cell body (or soma) is a neuron’s center, from which different types of extensions ...

New research uncovers how forever chemicals disrupt brain health, highlighting genetic impacts and raising concerns about ...

Individual cells in the brain light up for specific ideas. These concept neurons, once known as “Jennifer Aniston cells,” ...

Scientists have uncovered how developing neurons migrate from the germinal zone, a process critical for proper brain circuit formation.

Life takes its toll on our brains. Our brain cells pick up wear and tear over the years, causing our minds to become slower, ...

But we aren’t born with electrodes implanted on our brains that stimulate a neuron’s axons, dendrites, or their neural networks. Research on deep brain stimulation and prosthetics implanted in ...

Researchers at California Institute of Technology revealed that the human brain processes information at 10 bits per second, ...

The human working memory (WM) is the cognitive system responsible for the temporary storage and processing of information ...

Sphere of Influence. In iAssembloids, microglia (red) form projections (white arrows), while astrocytes (green) assume star shapes typically found in the brain. [Courtesy of Kampmann et al., 2025.] ...

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have uncovered a surprising truth about the speed of human thought: our ...