Scientists have built an artificial neuron that’s so realistic it fires, learns, and responds to chemical signals just like ...

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered cells that protect the body from autoimmune diseases.

Built from low-powered protein nanowires made by bacteria, these neurons could enable vastly more efficient, bio-inspired computers. Engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed ...

Individual retinal ganglion cells are singularly activated in the living primate retina via an adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscope.

The human brain does more than simply regulate synapses that exchange signals; individual neurons also process information ...

The team’s advance changes this. “Ours register only 0.1 volts, which about the same as the neurons in our bodies,” says Yao.

Alzheimer's disease not only robs people of their memory but also affects mood, often causing anxiety and depression. Until ...

Trying to document how single brain cells participate in networks that govern behavior is a daunting task. Brain probes ...