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

Neurons are living cells, however, and have many of the ... with each connecting to an axon of another neuron. The connection is called a synapse but is not a physical one. There is a gap between ...

The axon initial segment (AIS) is where nerve signals begin, and its adaptability is key to brain function. Scientists have found that the AIS changes in response to activity levels, helping neurons ...

Neuronal cell bodies in the mammalian CNS typically have more than a dozen distinct voltage-dependent conductances. The greater number of conductances compared to the squid axon is associated with ...

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 ...

A neuron-specific splice variant of agrin ... were apparent in axons apposed to neuroligin-expressing cells, but not in axons contacting non-transfected cells. The authors further showed that ...

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 ...

Neurons may get all the glory, but they would be nothing without glial cells. While brain cells do the heavy lifting in the nervous system, it's the glia that provide nutrients, clean up waste, and ...

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

Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or they affect the ability to see, taste, ...

The axons of a neuron – the arm-like structures that stretch out and exchange signals with other brain cells like wires – are often depicted as sausage-like cylindrical tubes, but new imaging ...

Sphere of Influence. In iAssembloids, microglia (red) form projections (white arrows), while astrocytes (green) assume star shapes typically found in the brain. [Courtesy of Kampmann et al., 2025.] ...