New, unpublished results show some of the cells produce new neurons for up to 90 days, much longer than a previously identified set of neural stem cells that only generate neurons for a month or two.

The Francis Crick Institute neurobiologist aims to learn how physiological states, such as hunger, alter information processing in the brain.

Three studies show that tumor cells can behave like neurons.

Using super-resolution microscopy, scientists learned how mutant tau causes a memory-related protein to clump up in mouse neurons.

Patients in a study of catheter ablation who showed signs of more injury to nerve cells and glia in the heart had fewer symptoms after the treatment.

A gene helps motor neurons successfully venture out from the spinal cord to muscles during mouse development.

Despite doubts last year about human adult neurogenesis, a study shows even 80-year-olds develop new cells in the hippocampus, but such growth is diminished in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

Neurons can only efficiently fix genetic injuries when the animals are asleep.