Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Key Takeaways Neurons are cells that transmit electrical signals through the ...

Closely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, depending on their physical structure.

Closely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, depending on their physical structure. New research from the Institute of ...

A new study suggests that how neurons process energy may determine whether they resist damage or begin to break down.

A new ‘biomimetic’ model of brain circuits and function at multiple scales produced naturalistic dynamics and learning, and ...

Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain's neuronal connections, and as a result, in signal ...

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date using tissue from a part of a mouse's cerebral cortex involved ...

Dennis Mathew is an associate professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno, and studies insect olfaction at the cellular and molecular levels. He is also a co-director of ...