For more than a century, axons — the slender arms of brain cells — have been depicted as uniform tubes. These structures are ...

However, whereas the rat’s brain is tiny and 30% cortex, our brains are much larger and 75% cortex. So a dendrite reaching from layer 5 to layer 1 has to be much longer than the analogous neuron ...

Imagine listening to your grandparents weave a captivating story about their childhood. How does our brain manage to store ...

The brain is one of the most fascinating organs. Its development during embryogenesis is a complex process, which is only partially understood. My lab studies how neuronal circuits form during ...

Playing chess boosts IQ, memory, creativity, and problem-solving skills, while protecting against cognitive decline and ...

Subtle activation of a small subset of neurons in one region of the brain can make male mice resilient to, and even reverse, ...

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 ...

of the brain. To investigate possible changes to the dendrites of LGN neurons in glaucoma, a selective marker for dendrites called microtubule-associated protein-2 (MAP2) was used. The LGNs from ...

Science Corporation thinks connecting to the brain with living neurons could be a more viable solution for brain-machine ...