SMA is a progressive condition that affects motor neurons, the specialized cells that control voluntary muscle movement. It has five subtypes, of which type 1 is considered to be the most severe ...

Scientists have developed a new kind of laser-based artificial neuron that mimics a biological nerve cell. This artificial neuron could boost high-speed computing and artificial intelligence (AI ...

This study demonstrates the critical role of Afadin on the generation and maintenance of complex cellular layers in the mouse retina. The data are solid, which provides important insights into how ...

This study presents useful findings on the differences between male and hermaphrodite C. elegans connectomes and how they may result in changes in locomotory behavioural outputs. However, the study ...

The human sense of touch is a complex system that integrates diverse sensations such as pain, temperature, and pleasant ...

The condition is usually caused by mutations in a gene called SMN1, which contains instructions for how to make a protein called survival motor neuron (SMN) protein.This protein is critical for ...

Fat molecules known as PUFAs can help lessen nerve damage in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a study suggests.

New research explores the many ways our sensory experiences overlaps, teaching us new ways the brain perceives ...

Two studies published in the latest issue of Science, led by Dr. Fernando García-Moreno, Ikerbasque researcher at the ...