Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and their international colleagues have determined the molecular signature of human sleeping -­ or silent -­ nociceptors: sensory neurons that are ...

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 ...

Four tiny 3D organs connected themselves in a lab dish, forming a replica of the human pain pathway, in a new study. The discovery allows scientists to better understand chronic pain and how pain ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers have discovered how two brain areas, neocortex and thalamus, work together to detect discrepancies between what animals expect from their environment and actual events. These prediction ...

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

Dopamine neurons in the midbrain may, with aging, be increasingly susceptible to a vicious spiral of decline driven by fuel shortages, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine (NY, USA) ...