A groundbreaking brain atlas maps nearly 680,000 cells to reveal how the human brain develops at the single-cell level. The discovery could transform Parkinson’s research by setting new standards for ...

The study provides the most detailed spatiotemporal profile to date of early human midbrain development, offering a powerful new reference for neuroscience and regenerative medicine. The midbrain is ...

Neuroscientists have revealed the precise connections between sensory neurons inside the retina and the superior colliculus, a structure in the midbrain. Neuropixels probes are a relatively recent ...

Strolling around or running to catch the train similarly requires us to move. However, the neuronal mechanisms in the brain that allow us to initiate and control these movements are different, a new ...

iPS cell technology is an ideal solution for highly time-consuming and cost-intensive therapeutics research. Induced pluripotent stem cells are produced in the laboratory from human skin cells.

A 78 year-old woman developed the abrupt onset of a right third nerve palsy and a left hemiparesis. Sensation was intact. Midbrain Infarction: ((Left) Flair axial MRI; (Right) Diffusion-weighted MRI.

A 68 year-old woman was admitted with complaints of nausea, vomiting and right sided weakness. Within four hours, she was quadriplegic and could not speak. However, she could look up on command. An ...

Scientists are leveraging cutting-edge organoid technology to uncover the causes of Parkinson's and accelerate the development of new treatments. Study: Human midbrain organoids: a powerful tool for ...

Dopamine neurons in the midbrain are involved in higher cognitive functions in addition to their role in the reward system Figure 1: A computer illustration of a dopamine neuron. RIKEN researchers ...

The ability to quickly recognize sounds, particularly the vocalizations made by other animals, is known to contribute to the survival of a wide range of species. This ability is supported by a process ...