Cells have surface receptors that couple with proteins and other molecules to initiate or inhibit certain behaviors. Typically, the number of these receptors increases as the cell matures, but ...

Duke University Medical Center-led research has identified a human-specific DNA enhancer that regulates neural progenitor proliferation and cortical size. Small genetic changes in HARE5 amplify a key ...

The dopaminergic system has key roles in human physiology and is implicated in a broad range of neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions that are increasingly investigated using induced ...

A Northwestern Medicine study has revealed a key mechanism underlying the development of motor neuron diseases, offering new insights into potential treatment options, according to a study published ...

Common marmosets have nearly smooth brains, unlike most primates, and a team at the German Primate Center in Göttingen now ...

A mouse study finds that the chemokine CCL3, produced by neurons in the spinal dorsal horn, mediates neuropathic pain and ...