In 2022, a team of researchers in Melbourne placed a cluster of lab-grown human neurons onto a chip and watched them learn to ...

The communication network in the developing brain builds when neurons partner up to form contact points called synapses, allowing signals to pass from one cell to another. At the same time, a web of ...

A startup is experimenting with data centers powered by lab-grown human neurons, testing whether living cells can offer a ...

Researchers discover that the protein Adgrl2 uses alternative splicing to switch between building brain synapses and sealing ...

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Like the seeds of a forest, a few cells in embryos eventually sprout into an ecosystem of brain cells. Neurons get the most recognition for their computing power. But a host of other cells provides ...

Treating brain diseases is extraordinarily challenging, because drugs often work poorly and implants require risky surgery that can jeopardize critical brain functions. A group at MIT has sought a ...

Cells long thought to play a secondary role in brain function build their own far-reaching connections, according to a new ...

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that a brain chemical called acetylcholine can directly trigger the ...

Scientists have identified two specific types of brain cells that behave differently in people with depression, offering a ...

The average lifespan of a red blood cell is just under four months, while skin cells last about a month and those in the ...