Can the brain keep working when its architecture changes? Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have discovered ...

The teenage brain isn’t just trimming connections—it’s secretly building powerful new neural hotspots that may shape the mind ...

As in larger brains, mouse visual cortex neurons with the same function cluster in columns. For over 50 years, it has been known that in the cerebral cortex of many mammals, neurons with the same ...

Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, ...

Scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively ...

A stem cell therapy for stroke restored neuron function and revealed how transplanted cells navigate the nervous system.

Pyramidal neurons are a very common type of neuron in the brain. Their cell bodies have a unique pyramidal shape that is the source of their name. They make up about two-thirds of all neurons in the ...

Researchers say study findings may lead to a more promising future for cell therapy targeting stroke and other neurological disorders.

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...

The detailed mapping revealed an unexpected pattern. One specific section of the dendrite contained an unusually dense ...