FeaturedNeuroscience·August 30, 2022·3 min readNeuronal Back-up System DiscoveredNeurons have an emergency backup system that enables them to remain functional even when their energy supply is disrupted.Read More
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FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 8, 2022·5 min readInto the Brain of Comb Jellies: Scientists Explore the Evolution of NeuronsA study of combo jellies reveals the type of messenger that likely functioned in the ancestral nervous system.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·August 2, 2022·3 min readNeurons Sync Their Beats Like Clocks on the WallA group of hippocampal neurons show rhythmic activity at different frequencies in the desynchronized state, but can align their rhythmic frequency to produce a synchronized brain rhythm upon activation.Read More
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FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·June 17, 2022·4 min readNeurons and Glia Collaborate to Drive Neural Regeneration Following Brain InjuryStudy reveals how neurons and glial cells contribute to drive neurodegeneration following brain injury.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 3, 2022·4 min readPrimates and Non-primates Differ in the Architecture of Their NeuronsThe origin of the axon differs between primates and non-primates in the architecture of neurons, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 29, 2022·4 min readNew Insights Into the Complexity of the BrainA new computational model of the C. elegans neural activity serves to unmask the roles of different neurons.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 22, 2022·4 min readFor Neurons, Where They Begin Isn’t Necessarily Where They EndA new study sheds light on the movement of neurons throughout the brain during fetal development. Researchers also found the two hemispheres of the human cortex separated earlier in development than previously thought.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 19, 2022·4 min readExploring the Surprising Role of Motor System NeuronsMotor system neurons not only control movement, they also incite action.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 19, 2022·3 min readWhen Neurons Behave Like a Double-Edged SwordResearchers report the intrinsic excitability of neurons in response to immune cell reaction to bacteria depends on the different neuron subtypes in rats.Read More
