Forget the traditional tubular shape—researchers are investigating a pearl-on-a-string formation for axons, unlocking new ...

The axon initial segment (AIS) is a crucial part of neurons, acting as the site where action potentials are generated and playing a significant role in maintaining the polarity of the neuron.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Treating the neurons and me — my mental states — in a synergistic way proved to speed up and enhance healing. It does for ...

In this Review, I describe the latest findings in cranial motor neuron patterning and axon guidance, focusing mainly on mouse and chick studies (as zebrafish studies have been reviewed elsewhere ...

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 ...

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 ...

New research on nematodes reveals how glial cells maintain and monitor neuronal dendrites. Neurons may get all the glory, but they would be nothing without glial cells. While brain cells do the heavy ...

Many of the mechanisms during neuron pathway finding are redundant ... along the surfaces of other cells (such as using pioneering axons for subsequent axons) Growth cone of subsequent axon ...