Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are ...

Redefining Brain Architecture. These structural changes affect how axons function. When the researchers stimulated neurons electrically, the pearls swelled slightly, and electrical signals sped up.

Summary: New research reveals how a tiny chemical mark on RNA helps wire the brain during development. Scientists discovered ...

Watanabe first noticed axon pearling in healthy Caenorhabditis elegans neurons as a graduate student at the University of Utah, though he didn’t pursue it further at the time. 1 Then, in 2019, ...

In contrast to peripheral nerves, damaged axons in the mammalian brain and spinal cord rarely regenerate. Peripheral nerve injury stimulates neuronal expression of many genes that are not ...

Axon potentials and the brainwaves they create lead to brain function. You can flood the brain with neurochemicals, but if the neurons can’t generate electrical impulses, not much is going to ...

Researchers from the University of Rochester have begun an ambitious project to study if living neurons can transmit light through their axons—the long, tail-like nerve fibers of neurons that ...

New research shows that low-intensity repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can restore key synaptic structures ...

A neuron extends an axon to make contact with other neurons. A team of more than 100 scientists recorded the cellular activity and mapped the structure in a cubic millimeter of a mouse’s brain.

Researchers developed tiny wearable devices for cells that can snugly enfold neurons and neuronal processes without damaging the cell. These thin-film wearables, made from a soft polymer, could ...

As more touch neurons are analyzed, the count will likely increase. And each genetically distinct type can be further subdivided based on its axon endings. Genetically identical neurons that form ...