When the activity was poorly synchronized, axon branches were instead eliminated. "That tells us that when these cells fire together, associations are strengthened," said Liang Liang, co-senior ...

When the activity was poorly synchronized, axon branches were instead eliminated. "That tells us that when these cells fire together, associations are strengthened," said Liang Liang, co-senior ...

A long fibre (axon) which is insulated by a fatty (myelin) sheath. They are long so they can carry messages up and down the body. Tiny branches (dendrons) which branch further as dendrites at each ...