The processing of optical information in the retina of the eye, where the light-sensitive photoreceptors and the first nerve ...

A New York University study has found that kidney and nerve tissue cells can form memories much like brain cells. According ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have described the neurodegeneration that occurs in the ...

The study is particularly significant because it could help explain the association between these plastic-derived chemicals ...

Living tissue from the memory centers of people’s brains reveals sparse nerve cell connections that provide strong, reliable signaling between cells.

New research shows that not all brain cells age equally, with certain cells, such as those in the hypothalamus, experiencing ...

These results provide a highly detailed map for which brain cells may be most affected by ... levels and electrically insulating nerve fibers. In contrast, aging increased the activity of genes ...

Researchers have identified genetic variations in brain cells, particularly microglia and oligodendrocytes, that influence both aging and Alzheimer’s risk.

A mouse study funded by the NIH offers insights into how aging may influence genetic activity in brain cells. New brain ...

AI applications like ChatGPT are based on artificial neural networks that, in many respects, imitate the nerve cells in our brains. They are trained with vast quantities of data on high-performance ...

A chronic gut infection caused by a common virus may be linked to the progression of Alzheimer ’s disease, a new study has ...