ALS and other motor neuron diseases are increasing in Europe, with a 2.8% annual prevalence rise. This rise is partly due to ...

Newborn nerve cells must squeeze through crowded, narrow spaces—through dense tissue, past other cells, and between fibers—to ...

Ferroptosis, a type of cell death, may help maintain neuron balance in the hippocampus, supporting memory, learning and brain health, a study finds.

The same memory can feel vivid and accessible one moment, yet stubbornly out of reach the next—even when the memory itself ...

Neurosurgeons achieve first-in-human implant of Paradromics' wireless Connexus BCI to restore speech in ALS patient.

Neurons, the uber-connected nerve cells that act as a main switchboard for the brain, are central to some incredibly complicated processes. They make it possible to think, walk, speak, and breathe.

Physical pain is essential for survival, as it allows animals to detect when they are injured or unwell, seek shelter and ...

Paradromics announced today that it completed the first implantation in an early feasibility study of its brain-computer ...

In C. elegans worms, a single neuron named HSN uses multiple chemicals and connections to orchestrate egg-laying and locomotion over the course of several minutes. A new MIT study that focuses on a ...

A recent study suggests vagus nerve stimulation paired with exposure therapy may produce lasting relief for people with ...

Nervonik, a clinical-stage medical device company developing next-generation peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) technologies, today announced the completion of a first-in-human feasibility study ...