Misplaced neurons in the brain can still perform essential sensory functions

Can the brain keep working when its architecture changes? Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have discovered ...
eLife

Researchers grow specialised nerve cells that degenerate in ALS/motor neuron disease and are damaged in spinal cord injury

A research team has developed a way to produce a subset of highly specialised brain neurons that centrally degenerate in motor neuron disease and are damaged in spinal cord injury, laying foundations ...
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Scientists uncover insights into neuron function by simultaneously measuring two key signals in living animals

When triggered by an odor, rapid changes in membrane voltage and intracellular calcium ion levels occur in nematode olfactory neurons, causing membrane voltage sensors and calcium ion sensors to ...
Nanowerk

Laser-based artificial neuron mimics nerve cell functions at lightning speed

(Nanowerk News) Researchers have developed a laser-based artificial neuron that fully emulates the functions, dynamics and information processing of a biological graded neuron. With a signal ...
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Laser-based artificial neuron mimics nerve cell functions at lightning speed

Researchers developed a chip-based quantum-dot laser that emulates a biological graded neuron while achieving a signal processing speed of 10 GBaud. WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a ...