including the cerebellum and brain stem. These also fulfill critical functions. Running through parts of the brain are a dozen pairs of cranial nerves, which link the brain directly to muscles and ...

The researchers discovered that cholecystokinin (CCK) neurons — which are found in the brain stem, one of the oldest parts of the brain — integrate various signals produced as we eat ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Research has uncovered how neural stem cells (NSCs) in the adult human brain are activated, revealing a dynamic interaction with their progeny, or "daughter ...

The work could lead to improvements to stem cell therapy and contribute to the development of other treatments with similar impacts on the brain. An ischemic stroke occurs when blood flow to part ...

On their way to this goal, the stem cell researcher and his team have achieved an important success: the group succeeded in demonstrating typical aging processes in so-called brain organoids.