In the hippocampus, a critical brain region for learning and memory, new cells emerge in some people into late adulthood, ...

The process starts when a signal, also called an action potential, is sent from the neuron's cell body towards the axon. Along the surface of the axon membrane are channels that allow ions like sodium ...

Schwann Cells Detect Touch Sensations, Demonstrated by Optogenetics February 8, 2024 ...

Micro-sized robots created with living cells – biobots – are being developed to carry out various tasks inside the human body, from drug delivery to recognizing cancer cells.

In this article, we discuss the most fascinating cell type in the human body. We explain what a neuron looks like, what it does, and how it works.

Tissue samples collected from SMA type 1 patients and 1-day-old mice showed a significant reduction in the activity of the gene that encodes NRG1-III compared with control samples. By contrast, NRG1-I ...

To mimic the nature stretch of axon, we developed a multiple channel device which can apply mechanical stretch to the neural axon. This device with four cell culture chambers and adjustable speed, ...

Schwann cells -- both those in nerve regeneration and those in benign tumors -- carry MHC-I and MHC-II molecules on their surface that are important for T-cell regulation.

Startled “awake” from the sudden influx, the artificial neuron spiked with activity, in turn pumping out its own dose of dopamine to its PC12 neighbors. Once bathed with dopamine, the biological cells ...