New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

They act as signal controllers, relaying important information between sensory and motor neurons. There are two types: Local interneurons: These interneurons have short axons and work with nearby ...

Despite its unpleasantness, pain has a critically important purpose, designed to protect the body rather than harm it.

Neurons are the cells in our body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. The ability to move or feel the world around us all starts as an impulse sent ...

Scientists have uncovered how neurons relay signals from synapses to the nucleus, activating genes crucial for memory. This discovery offers fresh insights into brain function and could help develop ...

Understanding this relay system not only enhances our knowledge ... The nucleus where the genes that modify neuron function are controlled is a long distance away from where neurons receive ...

"We identified this population of neurons located near the base of the skull that relay the sensation of mechanical stretch exerted on the gut and heart to the brain. When these neurons are ...

"We identified this population of neurons located near the base of the skull that relay the sensation of mechanical stretch exerted on the gut and heart to the brain. When these neurons are ...

Mirror neurons received significant media attention in the 2000s and were painted by some scientists as the key to many of our advanced social abilities. However, many of the more significant ...

Understanding this relay system not only enhances our knowledge ... The nucleus where the genes that modify neuron function are controlled is a long distance away from where neurons receive ...