A fruit fly might not be the smartest organism, but scientists can still learn a lot from its brain. Researchers are hoping to do that now that they have a new map — the most complete for any organism ...

For the first time, neuroscientists from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence (currently in the process of being established) have revealed the ...

Our brain’s memory center bears a sleek design. A peek into living tissue from human hippocampi, a brain region crucial for memory and learning, revealed relatively few cell-to-cell connections for ...

NERVE fibres have become greatly elongated for their function of conduction, but each yet remains essentially a bag, surrounded by a membrane, with the nucleus separated in a special region, the nerve ...

Researchers have developed a method to grow and maintain olfactory stem cells. The work is a launch pad for developing stem cell transplantation therapies or pharmacologic activation of a patient's ...

How a brain's anatomical structure relates to its function is one of the most important questions in neuroscience. It ...

Cells all require the transport of materials to maintain their function. In nerve cells, a tiny motor made of protein called ...

Diabetes affects millions worldwide, causing both nerve and metabolic complications. A recent study suggests that diabetic nerve damage may also lead to impaired bone health. Using a mouse model of ...

A rat study has found that aerobic exercise may reshape nerves that control the heart. However, the impact was not the same ...