Neurons
Neurons, also called nerve cells, are the fundamental units of the nervous system. These are responsible for transmitting and receiving signals from the brain.
A typical neuron consists of a cell body, dendrites, and a single axon. Neurons are of three types: Sensory neurons, motor neurons, and interneurons. Sensory neurons respond to stimuli such as touch, sound, or light that affect the cells of the sensory organs and send signals to the spinal cord or brain. Motor neurons allow the brain and spinal cord to communicate with muscles, organs, and glands all over the body. Interneurons are neural intermediaries found in your brain and spinal cord.
Cannabinol shows neuroprotective potential: Insights from fruit fly study
Scientists also identified cannabinol analogs.
Certain RNA molecules in the nerve cells in the brain last a lifetime
RNA that doesn’t age.
After-meal snack cravings? It’s the work of food-seeking neurons, not hunger
Feeding control via midbrain-subthalamic pathway.
Brain’s translation of motivation into goal-oriented actions
Thalamo-striatal pathways encode motivated behavior distinctly.
Changes in brain neuron shape lead to middle-aged obesity
Melanocortin-4 receptor neuronal cilia shorten with age, contributing to obesity.
Scientists discovered a brain circuit that coordinates speaking and breathing
The circuit makes sure that breathing is prioritized over speaking.
How visual cues inform the decision to cooperate
Visuo-frontal interactions in macaque Social learning.
Touch detection’s bicellular mechanism
Exploring the complication of Meissner's corpuscles and lamellar cells in touch sensation.
Re-energizing mitochondria to treat Alzheimer’s disease
Scripps Research team restored neuron-to-neuron connections in human cells.
Brain bends our processing of time to suit our needs
Uncovering vocal production control in the motor cortex.
New implantable device to record a collection of individual neurons over months
A long-lasting neural probe.