Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals ...

The ultimate effect of a signal from one neuron on the next neuron depends on the function of the synapse, which is based on the type of neurotransmitter released. Excitatory synapses send signals ...

Discover the story of the human brain like never before with Dr Suzana Herculano-Houzel, a pioneering neuroscientist from ...

Neuroscience examines the structure and function of the human brain and nervous system. Neuroscientists use cellular and molecular biology, anatomy and physiology, human behavior and cognition ...

Accumulation of a protein called TDP-43 is a key feature of ALS and frontotemporal dementia. In a study published in Neuron, ...

This behaviour of an individual neuron, described in a paper in the journal Cell Reports, allows for the forming of higher and abstract concepts in the brain, which constitutes the basis of human ...