This explainer outlines how neurons and glial cells coordinate electrical and chemical signals to form complex brain networks that govern thought, behavior, and consciousness. It also explores how ...

Our study, published in Nature late last year, provides insights into how brain cells in mice enable this more complex, intelligent behaviour. Unlike machines, humans and animals can flexibly ...

A new study has revealed how two morphogens, WNT and Sonic Hedgehog, act as molecular "traffic cops," directing early human ...

A decades-old challenge in neuroscience has been solved by harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to identify the electrical ...

Researchers have discovered distinct roles for two dopamine receptors located on nerve cells within the portion of the brain that controls approach vs. avoidance behavior.

Just a few weeks after conception, stem cells are already orchestrating the future structure of the human brain. A new ...

The new studies took a different approach: They gathered two types of widely available stem cells, turned them into young dopamine neurons, and implanted them into the brain. In one trial, researchers ...

In a pair of small studies designed primarily to test safety, two teams of researchers found ... The treatment was derived from human embryonic stem cells, which researchers had coaxed into becoming ...

Two new studies suggest that Parkinson's disease can potentially be treated with stem cells placed in a patient's brain. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports that the studies show that scientists are close ...