Deep in the brainstem sits a small but important cluster of neurons known as the locus coeruleus (LC), Latin for "blue place.

A new discovery by neuroscientists at Brown University's Carney Institute for Brain Science challenges long-held beliefs in ...

The atlas revealed a missing transition step in neuronal development and one that Özel refers to as "the most striking finding of the paper." The team showed that identity is not simply passed down ...

Neuroscientists discover that genetic switches inside neuron cell bodies direct axon pathfinding, opening new paths for ...

On Friday, researchers announced the completion of a map of every neuron in the brain of a male fruit fly. The “connectome” ...

Humans have the remarkable ability to remember the same person or object in completely different situations. We can easily distinguish between dinner with a friend and a business meeting with the same ...

A brain contains hundreds or thousands of different kinds of neurons, each with its own shape, connections and function. Yet ...