To rapidly transmit electrical signals in the brain, the long nerve fibers are insulated by specialized cells called oligodendrocytes. These cells also respond to the electrical signals of active ...
Billions of nerve cells send signals coursing through our bodies, serving as conduits through which the brain performs its essential functions. For millennia physicians thought damage to nerves was ...
An international research team has mapped the millisecond-by-millisecond process by which nerve signals activate muscles, uncovering a previously unseen “primed” intermediate step.
Researchers have found a set of brainstem neurons that can dial down chronic pain. These Y1 receptor neurons balance pain ...
Researchers have identified two experimental medications that may be able to promote myelin repair in people with MS, a study ...
Patent 11641555 Brain Auditory Nerve Data conversion into Computer Format Methods & Systems for Auditory Nerve Signal Conversion (Patent 11641555) into Computer Format, Manipulating the Data & Sending ...
On TikTok, vagus nerve stimulation sounds like a miracle cure. Influencers claim it can help with a long list of ailments, ...