In the hippocampus, a critical brain region for learning and memory, new cells emerge in some people into late adulthood, ...

The human brain is made up of billions of nerve cells (neurons) that communicate with each other in vast, interconnected ...

A new study reveals that inhibitory neurons born later in development mature more quickly than earlier ones, allowing them to ...

Earlier studies mostly focused on neurogenesis—the generation of neurons in the brain—and fast neuron migration all moving in one direction early in the development of an embryo.