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 ...

For decades, scientists have focused on amyloid plaques—abnormal clumps of misfolded proteins that accumulate between neurons ...

Over the course of their lives, humans and other animals typically learn to avoid situations and stimuli that are dangerous ...

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 ...

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 ...

In some circumstances, however, remyelination fails, leaving axons and even the entire neuron vulnerable to degeneration. Thus, patients with demyelinating diseases suffer from various ...

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 ...

Collective time-lapse images of a migrating neuron (left) and an elongating axon (right) from super-resolution microscopy. Growth cones at the tips of the neurons are extended while the cell body ...

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