Scientists have mapped the sensory neurons in bone for the first time, and identified their dual role in reporting and ...

The human brain contains billions of connected neurons that collectively support different mental functions, including the ...

The first node sits in the peripheral nervous system. Sensory neurons in the vagus nerve detect damage in the heart and send signals upward. The researchers focused on a subset of vagal sensory ...

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

Heart attacks are often thought of as a plumbing issue, the result of a blockage preventing blood from flowing through one of ...

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

A silent symphony is playing inside your brain right now as neurological pathways synchronize in an electromagnetic chorus that's thought to give rise to consciousness. Yet how various circuits ...

How do electrical signals become "about" something? Through purely physical processes, neural networks transform activity ...