Scientists at Auburn University have uncovered a fundamental principle of how brain cells stay connected, and their discovery could change how we understand Alzheimer's disease. Published in Cell ...

Scientists have created artificial neurons that can communicate directly with real brain cells, opening the door to new ...

The hippocampus follows a "tabula plena" model, starting with dense, random connections that are pruned into an efficient ...

Not all brain cells are found in the brain. For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion.

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara are coming ever closer to uncovering the neural circuitry that translates stimulus to action, shining light on previously unseen neural connections and lesser-known ...

For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion. The finding, reported in the journal Nature, ...

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Scientists have identified two types of brain cells in the abdomen that appear to control different aspects of digestion. (inkoly/Getty Images | iStockphoto) Not all brain cells are found in the brain ...