Neuroscientists discover that genetic switches inside neuron cell bodies direct axon pathfinding, opening new paths for ...

A new discovery by neuroscientists at Brown University's Carney Institute for Brain Science challenges long-held beliefs in ...

In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers have identified the neurogenic progenitor that gives rise to dopaminergic neurons, the primary neurons affected ...

The atlas revealed a missing transition step in neuronal development and one that Özel refers to as "the most striking finding of the paper." The team showed that identity is not simply passed down ...

Cells have surface receptors that couple with proteins and other molecules to initiate or inhibit certain behaviors. Typically, the number of these receptors increases as the cell matures, but ...

A new study in zebrafish reveals that the gene nexmifb—a paralog of the human neurodevelopmental gene NEXMIF—plays a critical role in spinal motor neuron development by modulating the axon guidance ...

UCLA researchers created a single-cell map of the developing human neocortex in Down syndrome during a critical window of prenatal brain development, finding that the condition alters the ...

An MRI study of 615 adults linked more ultra-processed food to more fat in thigh muscles. It shows an association, not proof of causation. Mississippi Awards $104 Million in Federal Rural Health ...

Dopaminergic neurons arise from progenitor cells in the ventral midbrain under the coordinated influence of morphogens such as Sonic Hedgehog, Wnt and FGF, and the action of transcription factors ...

A brain contains hundreds or thousands of different kinds of neurons, each with its own shape, connections and function. Yet ...