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

The team suspects that neurogenesis happens in other parts of the adult brain, too. In mice, new neurons are regularly made ...

How new memories recruit neurons into ensembles is not fully understood, but the plasticity of neurons – their ability to change their connections with each other – seems to play a major role.

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.

Neurons are responsible for carrying information throughout the human body. Using electrical and chemical signals, they help coordinate all of the necessary functions of life.

Key points Neuroscientists have long believed that cognition and memory are the exclusive province of neurons. But evidence of memory and cognition in plants and non-neurons suggests otherwise ...

In doing so, the neurons translate signals from a fly's internal compass into behavior to keep it moving in the right direction.

Just as there are different types of neurons, there are also different types of chemical neurotransmitters. Researchers studying mental illness believe that abnormalities in how particular brain ...

How new memories recruit neurons into ensembles is not fully understood, but the plasticity of neurons – their ability to change their connections with each other – seems to play a major role.

How new memories recruit neurons into ensembles is not fully understood, but the plasticity of neurons – their ability to change their connections with each other – seems to play a major role.