The midbrain also transmits information between ... The seven red circles are clusters of neurons. Seen in this view of the brain with about one quarter removed lengthwise, they control the ...

"We can selectively activate this pathway to direct stem cells in the midbrain to develop into neurons by targeting specific receptors in the pathway," said Angers, who is also a professor in the ...

Specific types of nerve cells that are routinely generated in the lab include midbrain dopamine neurons, motoneurons, GABA+ interneurons and sensory neurons. Schematic illustration of the three main ...

The midbrain is located in the brain stem ... and took just over a month to grow. The tissue's neurons are "live and firing," the team said. According to the Singapore Ministry of Health, three ...

The researchers believe that the stem-cell treatment indeed holds the key to stopping Parkinson's Disease in its tracks, a ...