Northwestern University researchers have taken a step toward bridging electronics and the human brain ...

Northwestern University engineers printed artificial neurons that don't just imitate the brain - they talk to it.

Chloride ions, best known for helping cells maintain fluid balance and electrical stability, may also play a more direct role ...

Researchers at Tulane University, with a team of colleagues from eight other universities, have discovered a new nerve cell signaling mechanism that could transform our understanding of pain and lead ...

Northwestern University engineers printed artificial neurons that don't just imitate the brain—they talk to it. In a new ...

Chronic pain affects roughly 51 million adults in the United States alone, and for most of them, the available drug options ...

The brain is the body's command center, and neurons are the workhorses that carry out its commands. They transmit signals ...

Scientists have uncovered the intricate circuit cues behind neuronal cell maturation and migration, which is required for proper cognitive function. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a ...

The researchers found that this process is triggered when a neuronal signal causes calcium to enter the dendrite through voltage-gated ion channel proteins, which are positioned at the contact sites.

As a neuromodulator, norepinephrine is a powerful force in the brain. We all know it orchestrates rapid changes in behavior such as the fight-or-flight response. Fewer people know that astrocytes ...