Following neuron migration, neurons send out an axon and are ultimately able to create the rudimentary networks necessary to facilitate information processing and behavioral patterns. The pathway ...

Forget the traditional tubular shape—researchers are investigating a pearl-on-a-string formation for axons, unlocking new insights into neural signaling in health and disease. Laura is an assistant ...

Multipolar neurons have a single axon and multiple dendrites. They are the most common neuron found in mammalian bodies. Neuron Function Synapses Neural synapses are junctions between neurons that ...

A team of researchers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) developed a computational method that improves the tracking of neurogenesis as neurons ...

Microtubules emanate from the axon, and actin-filament networks form sheet-like structures and filopodial protrusions at the leading edge. Scale bar, 20 μm. (C) The neuronal axon is a long ...

Between the axon of a transmitting neuron and the dendrite of a receiving neuron is a gap called the synapse—the site at which signals are passed between the brain cells. The nervous system ...

The researchers suspected that peripheral neuropathy is caused by the immune system, so used single-cell sequencing to detect changes in immune cells near sensory neuron axons in peripheral nerves.

Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence researchers have identified over 60 transcriptomic neuron types in the ...

Understanding how the convergence of multiple mechanisms results in neuronal loss may offer opportunities for neuroprotective interventions. Mechanisms of the Pro-Regenerative Response to Axon Injury ...

Researchers demonstrate how the CB1 receptor is targeted to axons, gaining a greater understanding of the endocannabinoid system and how the brain responds to cannabis. With about 100 billion neurons ...

Visual system axons projecting from the thalamus may use ... neurotrophin-3, neurotrophin 4/5 Neuronal survival, proliferation of oligodendrocyte progenitors, down-regulate macrophage's ...