Pyramidal neurons have basal and apical dendrites, including an apical tuft. This preserved core structure suggests that they have conserved core functions, whereas structural variation in other areas ...

Researchers developed a laser-based artificial neuron that fully emulates the functions, dynamics and information processing of a biological graded neuron, which could lead to new breakthroughs in ...

A study has described how a gene mutation linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disrupts the stability of neurons and “chokes off” their nuclei, impairing their function. The research, ...

New study conducted by University of Leicester researchers helps decipher the mosaic of the brain. The discovery sheds new light on how neurodegenerative diseases might occur. Nitric oxide is a ...

Neurons are the specialized cells that allow our bodies to transmit impulses, like factories that process inputs. They send ...

The refractory period is the time interval following an action potential during which a neuron is either incapable of ...

The neurons in our brains and bodies do amazing things: sense the outside world, transmit information, guide our behavior. But they don’t do it alone. Using tiny worms with well-mapped nervous systems ...