4, 2024 — Resting brain stem cells hardly differ from normal astrocytes, which support the nerve cells in the brain. How can almost identical cells perform such different functions? The key lies ...

Octopus arms have segmented nerve systems, controlling movement and sensory input. Each segment enables independent control.

Stanford Medicine scientists are generating a periodic table of sorts for psychiatric disorders, providing a better ...

The nerves of the head and face—the cranial nerves—are unique in that they originate in the brain, while the rest of the body’s nerves come from the spinal cord. Each person has 12 cranial nerves, ...

A person’s brain is not fully developed until their mid to late 20s, as the brain grows in physical size and with the emergence and strengthening of nerve pathways in the brain. Maturity, judgment, ...

Scientists are unraveling the mystery of what triggers Huntington’s disease, a devastating hereditary disorder that strikes ...

This tissue contains millions of nerve fibers, or axons, that connect other parts of the brain and spinal cord and signal your nerves to talk to one another. A fatty material called myelin ...

Glucose, a form of sugar, is the primary source of energy for every cell in the body. Because the brain is so rich in nerve cells, or neurons, it is the most energy-demanding organ, using one-half of ...

A new AI development framework and services are said to fast track multi-agent adoption by enabling interoperability and ...