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 ...
axons can form macro beads that are sort of like "stress balls for the brain". These clumps might form to stop the spread of damaging wave signals through a neuron's tail, and they tend to ...
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 ...
This important study leverages the power of Drosophila genetics and sparsely-labeled neurons to propose a new model for neuronal injury signaling. The authors present convincing evidence to support ...
These findings challenge a century of understanding about axon structure." Classic neuron anatomy (Vitalii Dumma/Getty Images) It's a tiny detail that could have big repercussions, but other ...