You probably have a general understanding of the human brain: a network of nerve cells connected by synapses. Complex or abstract ideas emerge as a result of the firing of many of these nerve ...

Neurotransmitters are biological molecules that are secreted by neurons and that alter the behaviour of their target neurons or effector cells. The authors uncover slow, facilitating inhibitory ...

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Traditionally, scientists have used induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) as an intermediate step to reprogram skin cells into neurons, which are nerve cells. However, this method is time-consuming ...

Neurons in biological systems rely on rhythmic burst firing for sensory encoding, pattern recognition, and network synchronization, functions that depend on oscillatory activity for signal ...

A new study probing quantum phenomena in neurons as they transmit messages in the brain could provide fresh insight into how our brains function. Our brains process information via a vast network ...

MIT researchers have developed a way to convert skin cells directly into neurons, avoiding the need to create stem cells first. This method produces over 10 neurons from a single skin cell in mouse ...