New 3 D images reveal the clitoris’ s complex nerve network, highlighting long‑ standing gaps in medical understanding of the female body.How big is the clitoris? Where exactly is it located? And how ...

A complex system of nerves and muscles enables the human eye to blink, gaze, and shift focus. The trochlear nerve is one of six cranial nerves that carry electrical impulses from the brain to the eye.

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

Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cells in the human brain, according to the latest ...

Connections between nerve cells in the brain (synapses, labeled green) usually deteriorate in the brains of Alzheimer's mouse ...

Researchers at the University of Leipzig Medical Center report that Schwann cells receive crucial support with nerve repair from the fat tissue that surrounds nerves in the body. Using genetically ...