For the first time, neuroscientists from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence (currently in the process of being established) have ...

Regulator of chromosome structure crucial to healthy brain function and nerve development Cohesin protein identified as key to control of chromosome structure underlying nerve cell network ...

Researchers have discovered an essential mechanism for the maintenance of the normal structure of myelin, the protective covering that insulates and supports nerve cells (neurons).

The study shows that an enzyme which usually controls the destruction of protein components has an unexpected function in nerve cells: it controls the structure of the cytoskeleton and thus ...

The nerve cell must target each of them to distinct synaptic sites that oppose incoming nerve cell contacts that release the correct transmitter to activate that receptor type.

Neurotrophins are secreted growth factors critical for the development and maintenance of the vertebrate nervous system. Neurotrophins activate two types of cell surface receptors, the Trk receptor ...

Researchers are developing an approach that combines 3D printing, stem cells, and lab-grown tissue to treat spinal cord ...

Cells that control hunger have a strong influence on the brain’s higher cortical regions. The findings could lead to new treatments for psychiatric illness.

Coordination and control - the nervous system - AQA The structure and function of the nervous system The nervous system enables humans to react to their surroundings and to coordinate their behaviour.