In order to instantly facilitate these bodily processes, highly specialized neurons are used to transmit these signals and coordinate the body. This article covers the different types of neurons ...

A study of nematodes by researchers at Nagoya University in Japan has found that aging-related decline in brain function is ...

Researchers at Columbia University have discovered a unique group of neurons in the mouse brain that command the animal to ...

Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. The findings ...

Mirror neurons received significant media attention in the 2000s and were painted by some scientists as the key to many of our advanced social abilities. However, many of the more significant ...

Neurons in the brains of mice tell them to stop eating when they’ve had enough food – and since people probably have the same ...

Specific neurons that secrete the neuropeptide oxytocin in the brain are disproportionately disrupted in a mouse model of ...

Parkinson's disease primarily affects neurons in the brain that produce dopamine (depicted here). Now, RIKEN researchers have found that ...

RIKEN neuroscientists found oxytocin-secreting neurons are selectively impaired in an autism mouse model, affecting social ...

A new UCLA Health study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in eliciting damages to neurons that are most vulnerable in Huntington's disease ...