Brain Cells
Understanding cell coordination can offer clues on cognition
To understand cognition — and its dysfunction — neuroscientists must learn its rhythms.
You can’t make long-term memories without damaging your brain cells
Triggering inflammation to make memories.
After-meal snack cravings? It’s the work of food-seeking neurons, not hunger
Feeding control via midbrain-subthalamic pathway.
Scientists discovered a brain circuit that coordinates speaking and breathing
The circuit makes sure that breathing is prioritized over speaking.
Neurons help to flush out waste from the brain during sleep
Neuronal dynamics guide brain waste clearance for Cerebrospinal fluid perfusion.
Gold nanoparticles improve brain function in multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s
Brain target engagement seen in Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis.
New cause of neuron death in Alzheimer’s discovered
Short, toxic RNAs kill brain cells and may allow Alzheimer’s to develop.
Cannabis triggers hunger neurons in the brain
Cannabis sativa activates hunger neurons in the mediobasal hypothalamus.
Toxic tau protein linked to Alzheimer’s discovery
Tau oligomers cause harm to neuronal nuclei structure and function.
Complete cell map of a whole mammalian brain
Atlas characterizes over 32 million cells across the mouse brain.
Aging accelerates in transplant patients with older organs
Alzheimer's polygenic risk scores tied to different processes based on cell type.