Neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's involve progressive neuronal loss due to ...

Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals ...

1 Neurons are composed of a cell body containing the nucleus, dendrites that receive chemical, electrical, or other signals via receptors or through gap junctions (direct connections between two ...

The folding brain creates a stress landscape, causing axons – the long, slender projections of neurons that transmit ...

pearled axons showed faster action potentials when sodium channels were periodically spaced at 190nm. Next, the researchers tested the neurons’ ability to conduct electrical signals in mouse neurons.

But neurons are not alone in the brain or elsewhere in the nervous system: Brain cells called glia play various supporting roles to keep the system running smoothly. Between the axon of a ...

Neurons are specialized cells that receive and send signals to other cells through fragile and thin cellular extensions called axons. These axons extend over distances long and short to reach ...

By influencing calcium homeostasis, local protein synthesis and the endoplasmic reticulum, a small protein called Rab10 emerges as a crucial cytoplasmic regulator of neuropeptide secretion.

Eleven foals in the Pacific Northwest were diagnosed with a condition called Equine Juvenile Spinocerebellar Ataxia (EJSCA).

The growth cones aid in the extension of the neuron’s axon. They also detect chemicals in the surrounding environment that help guide the neurons’ projections to the appropriate targets. In mice, ...