The brain is the body's command center, and neurons are the workhorses that carry out its commands. They transmit signals ...

Northwestern University engineers printed artificial neurons that don't just imitate the brain—they talk to it. In a new ...

Engineers at Northwestern University have taken a striking leap toward merging machines with the human brain by printing ...

How does the gut talk to the brain? A new study identifies polysaccharides and peptidoglycans as the key bacterial signals that trigger neural activity and serotonin release.

Chloride ions, best known for helping cells maintain fluid balance and electrical stability, may also play a more direct role ...

Northwestern University engineers printed artificial neurons that don't just imitate the brain - they talk to it.

Researchers pinpointed the purpose of mysterious heart neurons in mice—and humans have them, too When you get up out of a ...

Northwestern University researchers have taken a step toward bridging electronics and the human brain ...

Scientists have uncovered the intricate circuit cues behind neuronal cell maturation and migration, which is required for proper cognitive function. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a ...

This valuable work identifies a subpopulation of neurons in the larval zebrafish pallium that responds differentially to varying threat levels, potentially mediating the categorization of negative ...

Inhibitory "stop" neurons are actually responsible for driving the rhythmic limb movements of fruit flies through a unique ...

Researchers in a recent breakthrough have developed printed artificial neurons that can directly communicate with real brain ...