Neuroscientists Capture Brain Cells Adapting in Real Time
The axon initial segment (AIS) is where nerve signals begin, and its adaptability is key to brain function. Scientists have ...
Nature3d
Axon Initial Segment and Neuronal Signaling
Axon Initial Segment (AIS): The part of a neuron where action potentials are ... often linked to changes in brain structure and function. Microtubules: Structural components of the cell that ...
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We Need To Redraw The Biology Textbooks About Brain Cells, Claims A New Study
The axons of a neuron – the arm-like structures that stretch out and exchange signals with other brain cells like wires – are often depicted as sausage-like cylindrical tubes, but new imaging ...
Psychology Today5d
How Brain Cells Work
Between the axon of a transmitting neuron and the dendrite of a receiving ... on the neurons’ patterns of activation. Changes in structure and function take place at the level of the synapses ...
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The Neuron – A Hackers Perspective
A typical neuron will have thousands of dendrites, with each connecting to an axon of another neuron. The connection is called a synapse but is not a physical one. There is a gap between the ends ...
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The structure and function of the nervous system
The conditions are controlled in two ways with chemical and nervous responses. A long fibre (axon) which is insulated by a fatty (myelin) sheath. They are long so they can carry messages up and ...
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FacultyStephen W. Santoro
The mechanisms by which neuron turnover is controlled at ... refinement of axonal projections into a single glomerular structure requires receptor activity that appears to be odorant-dependent.