The locus coeruleus is emerging as a major new area of research interest, with many important functions such as regulating ...

Neurons found in one of the oldest regions of the brain may control when we stop eating a meal, new research in mice hints.

Scientists have discovered that neural stem cells (NSCs) receive constant feedback from their daughter cells, influencing whether they remain dormant or activate to form new neurons and glia.

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

A University of Ottawa neuroscientist has led a Canadian research team to reveal important new insights into the activation ...

The scientists focused on cells taken from the front and the back of the cerebral cortex, regions that in humans are responsible ... found across three mature cell types. Many stem cells in the ...

UCSF scientists have discovered a stem cell in the young brain that's capable of forming ... the front and the back of the cerebral cortex, regions that in humans are responsible for learning ...

A type of aggressive, treatment-resistant brain tumor has a distinct population of immune cells that support its growth, according to new research.

Subsequently, the rat stem cells differentiate and form the ... of rat neurons resulted in the formation of more organized brain regions compared to the control model. However, when these rat ...

It is coordinated by a complex network of brain regions, at the heart of which lies ... The locus coeruleus lies in the brain stem, just above the back of the neck – and contains around 50,000 ...

The brain stem, illustrated in orange above, connects the main part of the brain to the spinal cord. (Image credit: Shutterstock) The team focused on the brain stems of mice to build on research ...