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

The first pathological descriptions of the disease 150 years ago already showed that demyelinated axons could degenerate. Recent evidence suggests that multiple sclerosis also affects neurons ...

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

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

Neurons may get all the glory, but they would be nothing without glial cells. While brain cells do the heavy lifting in the ...

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 ...

We hypothesize that changes within the population of olfactory sensory neurons may facilitate adaptation of an individual’s olfactory system to its unique olfactory environment. 2. How does odorant ...

Louis-Jeantet Prizes are awarded to Gilles Laurent, director at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt and ...

This research focuses on the electrical properties of cells that have axon potentials, whether the brain's neurons or the eye’s retinal ganglion cells. I learnt that high frequencies in the ...

Axons connect neurons across great distances in the nervous system, and this distance is a fundamental vulnerability for neurons. Maintenance of functional connectivity requires robust mechanisms for ...

Dr. Rasband's team is discovering the functional organization of axons in health as well as disease or injury. The generation, propagation, and modulation of electrical signals in the nervous system ...