A healthy brain maintains a harmony of neurons that excite or inhibit other neurons, but the lines between different types of ...

What makes the human brain different from that of other primates has long been a question. A new study suggests that the ...

UMass Amherst engineers create low-voltage artificial neurons using bacterial nanowires, promising efficient bio-inspired ...

A team at University of Massachusetts Amherst developed artificial neurons that fire in the same voltage range as living ...

Madeline Lancaster created the first brain organoids, which have revolutionised our understanding of how the brain works - ...

You probably have a general understanding of the human brain: a network of nerve cells connected by synapses. Complex or abstract ideas emerge as a result of the firing of many of these nerve cells, ...

To ensure we get the calories and hydration we need, the brain relies on a complex network of cells, signals, and pathways to guide us when to eat, drink, or stop. Yet, much about how the brain ...

A study by the Center for Regenerative Therapies in Dresden suggests what every parent with children who scream all the time ...

Phe, which suppresses appetite by acting on brain neurons. This mechanism could inspire new weight-loss treatments. Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological ...

Scientists have long known that taste affects appetite, but new studies reveal how taste sensations influence our eating ...