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.

The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens. A new study by researchers in The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. orange neuron illustration Super-resolution microscopes have revealed a whole new type of connection between neurons in mouse and ...

Two types of neurons in the skin may be particularly important for how the brain interprets social contact between people, according to a new study led by Linköping University in Sweden. Knowledge of ...

New research from the University of Wyoming reveals that the brain cells that control hunger may be far more adaptable during ...

Researchers have identified that the precisely timed transcription of two genes named grim and reaper is responsible for the targeted death of neurons within the developing nervous system of female ...

Brain cells are increasingly being found outside the brain, and now researchers have identified specific neurons in the abdomen that control some aspects of digestion. Not all brain cells are found in ...

Neurons placed inside engineered living bodies built from frog cells self-organize, become active, and reshape movement ...

Understanding the connection between behavior and brain cell activity is a major goal of neuroscience. To make progress, ...