Key cells in the brain, neurons, form networks by exchanging signals, enabling the brain to learn and adapt at incredible speed. Researchers have now developed a 3D-printed 'brain-like environment' ...

Research led by Jia Zhou in the Hibbs Lab at UC San Diego has mapped the structures of human brain receptors for the neurotransmitter GABA. The team obtained samples from epilepsy patients undergoing ...

A tiny brain for immense discoveries. The fruit fly, this simple vinegar fly, holds within it the secrets of neural connections. Could understanding its brain pave the way for insights into human ...

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have identified in a preclinical model a specific brain circuit whose inhibition appears ...

By crafting an artificial brain-like environment with microscopic nanopillars, researchers have successfully guided neurons to grow in structured networks. This innovation could revolutionize how scie ...

As researchers refine their methods, they are scaling these capabilities to more complex functions, such as image ... brain itself Interestingly, biocomputing organoids—tiny clusters of human ...

Neuroscientists have set up computer frameworks that can help model individual brain dynamics.

Based on new brain mapping research funded by the National ... These decreases were seen in neurons, the primary circuitry cells, as well as in "glial" cells called astrocytes and oligodendrocytes ...

There is also a big difference between the number of neurons in the human brain compared with those of other animals. The human brain has about 1,000 times more neurons than the mouse brain ...

Certain proteins found in the human brain have long been known to be critical to controlling how brain cells communicate with each other.

Despite having over 85 billion neurons ... attempts to create brain-computer interfaces. Image source: metamorworks/Adobe This highlights a peculiar aspect of human cognition: we can process ...

Specific protein receptors in the brain play a vital role in how neurons slow down or stop firing, making them targets for ...