There are over 100 different types of brain tumours. Tumours can start in any part of the brain or spinal cord. They are usually named after the type of cell they develop from. Read about the ...

Whether mice persist with a task, explore new options or give up comes down to the activity of three types of neuron in the brain. In experiments, researchers at University College London (UCL ...

Three genetically defined types of neuronal cell in a small midbrain ... communicate with other cells by releasing glutamate, the brain’s main excitatory messenger, promoted exploratory ...