For years, one of the simplest explanations for human intelligence was also one of the biggest: the human brain has an enormous number of neurons. It also has an even more enormous web of connections ...

The researchers say our neurons' cognitive potency comes from its unique structure. Compared to those of other mammals, human ...

After the storm comes the calm. But contrary to the famous proverb, the brain's neurons enter a period of calm before the ...

Researchers recorded neural activity and blood flow in mice. Opposing neuron populations predicted blood flow more accurately ...

It's a fact of life that the electrical activity of neurons will vary during the same task, even when the ultimate outcome is ...

Tole combines ultrasound and AI to improve motor neuron disease diagnosis, reducing reliance on invasive procedures.

Researchers have identified a previously overlooked mechanism of brain cell death that appears to play a major role in ...

Cell death in dementia has long posed a frustrating problem. Toxic proteins pile up inside neurons in Alzheimer’s disease and ...

A new study has uncovered how antidepressants affect different groups of serotonin-producing brain cells in opposite ways, offering new insights into why selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs ...

A Northumberland couple were left "numb" when wife Natalie was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2024. For, Natalie, 64, the first sign of the debilitating condition was slurring her words ...

Arrow, 30, is at the beginning of his fight against the disease. “Over recent months, my symptoms have affected different parts of my everyday life,” Arrow said in a statement. “On medical advice, I ...

Motor neurone disease (MND) is a rare condition, but it can affect any adult of any age, although typically it's likely to affect people over 50. Up to 5,000 people in the UK at any one time will have ...