Glial cells support neurological structures, function, cognition, behaviours, physical skills, and motor coordination.

Scientists at the Salk Institute have uncovered how a cluster of thalamic neurons links physical pain to emotional trauma, ...

Killer whales are one of the most intelligent animals; only humans have a larger brain relative to their body size, according ...

A new study reveals that inhibitory neurons born later in development mature more quickly than earlier ones, allowing them to ...

New research shows a single neuron in fruit flies can trigger two distinct behaviors in response to the same smell.

The human brain is comprised of two main types of cells, known as neurons and glia. The first are responsible for ...

A new study links common mental health drugs to a higher ALS risk. The research focused on anxiolytics, hypnotics, and antidepressants. It found a possible connection, not a direct cause. Experts ...

The same neuron can tell fruit flies to walk toward the smell of rotting fruit and speed up, according to new research from Yale scientists. Neurobiologists once believed that each neuron held a ...

An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory. But how do memories last when the molecules that ...

Now, researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet say they’ve found the clearest answer yet. They report the discovery of ...