Some very diverse neurological systems have evolved in animals, like those carried by cephalopods, compared to those found in humans. But scientists have now found an interesting commonality: many ...

By examining genetic clues that linger in adult cells, scientists have now gained surprising insights into the developmental ...

The enteric nervous system (ENS) is a sophisticated, autonomous network of neurons and glia embedded within the gastrointestinal tract, critical for regulating motility, secretion, and blood flow. The ...

Researchers propose that placozoans, one of the simplest kinds of animals, may contain the blueprint for the neurons of more complex creatures. By Sam Jones For hundreds of millions of years, ...

A new study of comb jellies has revealed that their nervous system is more complex than previously thought. What’s more, this sheds a whole new light on how nervous systems evolved. Did nervous ...

The Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders hosted a public workshop on September 12–13, 2016 to more deeply explore ways to motivate and accelerate drug development for nervous system ...

Deep in ancient rock, researchers have uncovered a creature so well preserved that its brain and internal organs are still visible more than half a billion years later. The fossil, dating back roughly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study using advanced microscopy revealed that the comb jelly’s aboral organ contains about 900 cells across 17 different ...