There are about 100 billion in the brain and 13.5 million in the spinal cord ... Neurons are made of three parts Neurons receive signals in a short antennae-like part called the dendrite, and ...

Neurons found in one of the oldest regions of the brain may control when we stop eating a meal, new research in mice hints.

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NEW YORK, NY (Feb. 5, 2025)--Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. Though many feeding circuits in the brain are known to play ...