For decades, depression has been explained to patients as a “chemical imbalance” in the brain, a vague phrase that never ...

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

A new Nature Genetics study has identified excitatory neurons and microglia as the brain cell types showing abnormal gene regulation patterns linked to depression risk. The findings shift focus from ...

A new 3D human brain tissue platform developed by MIT researchers is the first to integrate all major brain cell types, including neurons, glial cells and the vasculature into a single culture. Grown ...

Research reveals why Alzheimer’s brain damage doesn’t always lead to dementia, highlighting the role of protective brain ...

We can get silicon to "think" but the neuron can't be beat for efficiency. So, researchers worked to imitate it.

A cellular-resolution map of prenatal brain development in Down syndrome reveals disrupted neuron production timing and altered cell types.

In mouse brain cells, and in follow-up work involving worms and human cortical neurons, the team found that many axons ...