New research reveals that even a small loss of myelin—the protective coating around neurons—can severely disrupt how the brain sends and interprets sensory information.

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich, the Technical University of Munich and the LMU University Hospital Munich uncovered a ...

(Nanowerk News) Researchers have developed a laser-based artificial neuron that fully emulates the functions, dynamics and information processing of a biological graded neuron. With a signal ...

For decades, neuroscientists have been trying to pinpoint the neural underpinnings of behavior and decision-making. Past ...

Scientists have discovered a new chemical that could help heal nerve damage, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature, which offers early hope for one day reversing the ...

Researchers in Australia have identified a three-drug combination that greatly extends the survival of motor neuron cells in ...

Vertebrate lonesome kinase mediates a key interaction between neurons involved in injury-induced pain and helps explain ...

Young sea urchins spread neuron-rich tissue across their bodies. A new atlas shows complex neural and light sensing networks.

Losing an arm cuts more than muscle and bone. It also severs the easy, wordless link between what you want to do and what ...

Researchers developed a chip-based quantum-dot laser that emulates a biological graded neuron while achieving a signal processing speed of 10 GBaud. WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a ...