Branchlike structures called dendrites that extend from neurons appear to make their own computations independent of the cell ...

Intactis Bio joins the Biocomputing industry, which seeks to deliver lower-energy, cost-efficient computing capacity driven ...

A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function, it depends on a ...

Discover the new Brainstem 3D Atlas, a comprehensive tool for neuroscience research and medical education, now available in an easy-to-navigate format.

How does a single cell build a brain with billions of precisely organized neurons? Researchers suggest that brain cells use their lineage—their cellular family tree—as a kind of positional map. Cells ...

By tamping down metabolism, a new experimental treatment that induces a hypothermia-like state may slow stroke-associated ...

This video explains the stages of mitosis, contrasts them with meiosis and the creation of haploid gametes, and concludes by ...

Australian researchers have trained lab-grown brain cells on a silicon computer chip to play the nineties shooter game "Doom" and say they are just scratching the surface of what the neurons could be ...

Brain cells that help make us human are also uniquely vulnerable to multiple sclerosis. A newfound cellular repair kit can’t keep up with the disease’s damage, leading to the cell death that’s a ...

As scientists continue to understand the root of mental health and neurodegenerative conditions, they are beginning to dial in on a particular suspect—a star-shaped brain cell that has long been ...

Every day the human body replaces billions of cells, flushing out the old and generating the new, healthy ones. The average lifespan of a red blood cell is just under four months, while skin cells ...

A growing body of research suggests astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells once dismissed as support players, may lead the way to more precise and effective psychiatric drugs. This fluorescent microscope ...