The group plans to study disease-model mice to identify how disruptions in this neuron–astrocyte–vascular pathway affect blood volume, brain function, and fMRI signals.

A new study published in Nature Aging provides evidence that a single protein in the brain may play a central role in ...

Scientists uncover a new role for blood-brain barrier in neuron function and damage Findings open up a potential new avenue for therapies aimed at countering neurodegeneration Date: August 16 ...

This Complete Map of An Adult Fruit Fly May Finally Reveal Unsolved Mysteries About the Brain This colossal achievement also gives us the first full simulations of neuron function.

Propofol is the most commonly used drug to induce general anesthesia. Despite its frequent clinical application, it is poorly understood how propofol causes anesthesia.

Propofol is the most commonly used drug to induce general anesthesia. Despite its frequent clinical application, it is poorly understood how propofol causes anesthesia.

A new study in Brain Medicine explores how maternal immune activation (MIA) affects hippocampal neuron function in newborn rat offspring. The research demonstrates that MIA significantly alters ...

Scientists link rare genetic phenomenon to neuron function, schizophrenia by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine ...

Over the past decades, engineers have introduced a wide range of computing systems inspired by the human brain or designed to ...

Neuron Function Synapses Neural synapses are junctions between neurons that permit neural communication. Synapses come in two different forms: chemical and electrical. 2 Chemical synapses communicate ...