Cortical inhibitory neurons development takes three separate paths, a new Nature Neuroscience atlas reveals: some commit early, some diversify gradually, and one type is deliberately wired into ...

In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers have identified the neurogenic progenitor that gives rise to dopaminergic neurons, the primary neurons affected ...

The mechanisms underlying intellectual disabilities or autism remain largely unknown. Researchers in the labs of Prof. Pierre Vanderhaeghen and Prof. Vincent Bonin at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for ...

Cells have surface receptors that couple to proteins and other molecules to initiate or inhibit certain behaviors. Typically, the number of these receptors increases as the cell matures, but ...

Microglia are the most common immune cells in the brain, where they defend against intruders and engulf damaged neurons. Now, ...

A new study in zebrafish reveals that the gene nexmifb—a paralog of the human neurodevelopmental gene NEXMIF—plays a critical role in spinal motor neuron development by modulating the axon guidance ...

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.

Dopaminergic neurons arise from progenitor cells in the ventral midbrain under the coordinated influence of morphogens such as Sonic Hedgehog, Wnt and FGF, and the action of transcription factors ...

During brain development, neurons can regulate their movement until they reach their final destination thanks to a "molecular switch" involving the protein Teneurin 4 (Ten4). This protein can guide ...

A baby's neuronal development can be compromised by infections in utero Source: Peter Oslanec/Unsplash It goes without saying that the health of a pregnant mother and the conditions inside the womb ...