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

New research reveals how the brain rapidly adapts to sensory changes using a feedback loop between the olfactory cortex and the olfactory bulb.

To address this question, we generated a mouse that expresses the green fluorescent protein in post-mitotic neurons, allowing the repeated visualization of all motor and sensory axons during ...

The axon initial segment (AIS) is where nerve signals begin, and its adaptability is key to brain function. Scientists have found that the AIS changes in response to activity levels, helping neurons ...

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

The brain communicates within itself by firing electrical ... Connections between neurons are called axons—long structures ...

In a provocative new study, scientists challenge a fundamental tenet in neuroscience about the shape of axons -- the long ... is transmitted in the brain. The study, led by Shigeki Watanabe ...

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

Where men might emphasize physical symptoms of a concussion (like headaches, neck pain, and nausea), women often see more ...

Axons and dendrites vary in size ... It includes the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. The sensory and motor nerves that run through the extremities and internal organs are defined as the ...