Scientists have successfully grown over 400 different types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab—a groundbreaking step toward replicating the complexity of the human brain.

While comparing neurons and transistors is a convenient metaphor (and not completely out of left field), the brain is ultra-efficient, its energy is renewable, and it’s capable of computational feats ...

Nerves are bundles of nerve fibers that act as communication lines of our system, transmitting signals between the brain and ...

New research reveals eye changes that may signal Alzheimer's disease years before memory symptoms appear. Learn the early warning signs to watch for.

Gut health for women is often called their second brain, and for a reason that will surprise you. The gut isn't just there to digest food; it regulates mood, hormones, immunity, and stress response, ...

Humming can ease stress and promote relaxation by stimulating the vagus nerve, a complex network of over 200,000 fibers that ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered that a magnetic brain treatment already used for depression can boost the brain’s ...

UC Riverside study may lead to new treatments for multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects an estimated 2.3 ...

In order to understand the structure and functioning of the brain, neuroscientists need to study the complex, three-dimensional pathways and connections of nerve fibers. The intersection of ...

When they do, they create electrical signals that are funneled through nerve fibers to the brain, to process what you’re hearing. But a small percentage of these nerves actually run in the ...

Nerve fibers help regulate sound sensitivity in the inner ear, aiding in hearing loss compensation and reducing discomfort.

The vagus nerve is a vine of nerve fibers with roots in nearly every organ and shoots in the brain. It helps us detect a racing heart, rising blood pressure, stomachache, discomfort, an ...