Discovery that astrocyte networks shrink and reroute after a loss of sensory signals suggests they may be shaped by experience.

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

For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion. The finding, reported in the journal Nature, ...

Scientists have discovered that the unsung brain cells called astrocytes form extensive networks in the mouse brain 1 — ...

Researchers have developed a cutting-edge technique that uses RNA “barcodes” to map how neurons connect, capturing thousands ...

While tics have been considered to result from an aberrant function of the brain's motor cortex, a Kobe University mouse ...

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Brain implants have improved dramatically in recent years, but they’re still invasive and unreliable. A new kind of brain-machine interface using living neurons to form connections could be the future ...

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Not all brain cells are found in the brain. For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion.