The brain is by far our most complex organ, with its billions upon billions of neurons that talk to each other through a vast network of synaptic connections. But there are simpler ways we can improve ...

Researchers have made a huge step forward in understanding how neurons communicate through extremely short proteins called neuropeptides. The map, which details 31,479 neuropeptide interactions ...

The vagus nerve is getting a lot of attention online these days. As just one of 12 paired cranial nerves, you may wonder what’s so special about it. But if you’ve seen people on social media sharing ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have mapped how cells in the human spinal cord are formed in the embryo and what genes control the process. Their findings can give rise to new knowledge ...

By implementing an automated 3D cell segmentation process, researchers mapped neurons and muscle fibers at the single-cell ...