Every cell in our body has a sex. But most research so far has focused on our gonads—ovaries or testes—and not on the early development of the brain. Per-Erik Olsson, professor of biology at Örebro ...

Researchers discover that the GPR3 receptor acts as an immediate-early gene to jumpstart neuron and synapse development.

One of the challenges when studying brain development and disease is the limited access to live human brain tissue. Murine models have been extensively used to investigate brain development and ...

Neural stem cells (NSCs) are critical for brain development and maintenance of neurogenesis. However, the molecular mechanisms that regulate NSC proliferation and differentiation remain unclear. Mysm1 ...

Cells have surface receptors that couple with proteins and other molecules to initiate or inhibit certain behaviors.

The cytoskeleton gives cells their shape and helps them move. Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig Maximilian University now show that, in neural stem cells, proteins of the cytoskeleton are ...

Northeastern University scientists have discovered that a protein in the human brain could potentially be used to grow new neurons in the lab and enhance brain processes affected by aging or ...

Cells have surface receptors that couple to proteins and other molecules to initiate or inhibit certain behaviors.

Whether men and women think and behave differently is both self-evident and endlessly debated. Most people intuitively believe that males and females on average have distinct brains—and if you talk to ...