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Cell death in dementia has long posed a frustrating problem. Toxic proteins pile up inside neurons in Alzheimer’s disease and ...

A new study from the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience researchers may help explain an enduring mystery about ...

Most of the tasks that humans complete daily entail carefully coordinating movements and tracking progress made toward a ...

In many neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer’s and FTD, toxic levels of proteins ...

While early in life, the accumulation of iron appears to have little effect on neuron function, later in life, it can ...

Language-Specific Hardware: At the single-neuron level inside the hippocampus, individual cells are largely language-specific ...

Living cells constantly exchange ions (i.e., charged particles) via the thin barrier that surrounds their interior, known as ...

Cells have surface receptors that couple to proteins and other molecules to initiate or inhibit certain behaviors.

Neurons, the uber-connected nerve cells that act as a main switchboard for the brain, are central to some incredibly complicated processes. They make it possible to think, walk, speak, and breathe.

ALS and other motor neuron diseases are increasing in Europe, with a 2.8% annual prevalence rise. This rise is partly due to ...