Researchers develop a new method for generating human motor neurons from stem cells more quickly and efficiently. Read More
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Researchers have identified a gene network that regulates the development of motor neurons during embryonic development. Read More
Neurons in the motor cortex of rats fall into two categories, those that are externally focused and relay information to other parts of the body, and those that are internally focused. When inhibition is increased, the externally focused neurons switch to internally focused cells. Read More
A new study reports on how ischemic stroke can cause long term damage to the blood-spinal cord barrier. Read More
A research team describes the entire network of brain cells that are connected to specific motor neurons controlling whisker muscles in newborn mice. A better understanding of such motor control circuits could help inform how human brains develop, potentially leading to new ways of restoring movement in people who suffer paralysis from brain injuries, or to the development of better prosthetics for limb replacement. Read More
Researchers created a wide variety of motor neurons using human embryonic stem cells and a new technique. In previous research,... Read More
Researchers believe they have discovered a promising new treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a leading genetic cause of death in children. Read More
Findings from a new ALS study provide a novel therapeutic target for the disease. Read More
Targeting autophagy may help in the battle against ALS and other diseases that affect motor neurons, researchers report. Read More
A new study sheds light on how a single neuron can perform multiple functions in a model organism. Read More
A new finding turns one of the basics of neurobiology on its head, demonstrating that it is possible to turn one type of already differentiated neuron into another within the brain. Read More
Researchers use optogenetics to restore function to paralyzed muscles. Read More
