Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified three types of nerve cells connected to the intestinal villi, suggesting ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified three types of nerve cells connected to the intestinal villi, suggesting that previously unknown ...

New studies show that astrocytes, long thought to be support cells in the brain, are crucial intermediaries for relaying messages to neurons.

New research has pinpointed three distinct spikes in brain ageing—occurring at ages 57, 70, and 78—that could be crucial ...

Three landmark test cases are shining a spotlight on sports related concussion - these could have far-reaching implications ...

“Rather than actively shaping experience, the thalamus (if it is considered at all) has typically been relegated to a role in gating contents into consciousness,” the team explains in its paper.

“(1) Superficial L2/3 neurons are wider than ... the visual cortex of the mouse brain reach out and link up with each other, whether they’re adjacent or layers apart. Because of the size ...

Your body's brain and spinal cord are surrounded by three layers of membranes known as the meninges. These protective membranes are vital for providing structural support, cushioning tissue ...

The tiny piece of tissue contained 3.4 miles (5.4 kilometers ... took that same cubic millimeter of brain and sliced it into more than 28,000 layers, each 1/400 the width of a human hair, and ...

Next, scientists at the Allen Institute analyzed that small piece of brain tissue, using a special tool to shave it into more than 25,000 layers, each far thinner than ... would measure more than 3 ...

In all, they collected data that covers about 3.4 miles (5.4 kilometers ... The cerebral cortex is the brain's outer layer, the main site of conscious perceptions, judgments and the planning ...