Axons can be shaped like strings of pearls, research in mice and people show. How that shape may influence brain signaling is not yet clear.

In this image, a myelinated neuron and oligodendrocytes float in the water of a bathtub, where they are covered in quaternary compounds. See Cohn et al. Within the enigmatic depths of an aquatic ...

A gradual loss of brain tissue is a natural part of aging, but one of the longest-running brain scan studies has now revealed ...

Objective Progressive muscular atrophy (PMA) is a clinical diagnosis characterised by progressive lower motor neuron (LMN) symptoms/signs with sporadic adult onset. It is unclear whether PMA is simply ...

The lower urinary tract is innervated by a complex system of autonomic and somatic nerves, the former of which control the smooth muscle of the bladder and the urethra and the latter of which ...

This month's cover highlights the article A novel bacterial effector protein mediates ER-LD membrane contacts to regulate host lipid droplets by Stacey D. Gilk, Rajendra Angara and Arif Sadi. The ...

Around AP propagation boundaries, we find excitatory as well as inhibitory regions, depending on timing, relative position, orientation and morphology of source and target neuron. We expect these ...

Unknown. Multiple in silico algorithms yielded conflicting results.

Dec. 17, 2024 — Novel research shows that a reduced neural response to receiving rewards in teens predicts the first onset of depression, but not anxiety or suicidality. This is independent of ...

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 ...