Neuron position found less crucial for brain connectivity than once thought

The human brain contains billions of connected neurons that collectively support different mental functions, including the ...
BioTechniques

First-ever atlas of sensory neurons in bone reveals role in bone repair

Scientists have mapped the sensory neurons in bone for the first time, and identified their dual role in reporting and ...

Nocion Therapeutics to Present Preclinical Data Supporting Nocions™ as a Novel Approach for the Treatment of Pain at the Non-Opioid Pain Therapeutics Summit

Nocion Therapeutics, Inc. a biopharmaceutical company developing novel small molecule therapies that selectively silence activated sensory neurons, today announced that preclinical data supporting the ...
The Daily Northwestern

Research Roundup: More brain regions involved in speech, synthetic neuron that mimics human sensory system

Northwestern researchers have made notable scientific advancements in the past week. The Daily compiled a recap of their latest findings. NU scientists identified additional areas of the brain ...
EurekAlert!

Neuronal imaging system shows sensory activity in real time, UT Health San Antonio-led study finds

SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 6, 2025 – A new study by UT Health San Antonio and Stanford University scientists brings us closer to understanding how the body detects different sensations such as pain, itch and ...
News Medical

Understanding how the skin's neurons process social touch signals

Two types of neurons in the skin may be particularly important for how the brain interprets social contact between people, according to a new study led by Linköping University in Sweden. Knowledge of ...
Quanta Magazine

Touch, Our Most Complex Sense, Is a Landscape of Cellular Sensors

Every soft caress of wind, searing burn and seismic rumble is detected by our skin’s tangle of touch sensors. David Ginty has spent his career cataloging the neurons beneath everyday sensations. Like ...