Despite this heterogeneity, we focused on DRG neuron features that are common to all subtypes i.e ... to trace dorsal column sensory axons is prone to misinterpretation, as the tracer accumulates at ...

A new study may overturn the century-old understanding of how neurons are shaped—but not everyone is on board.

An international team of scientists led by Université de Montréal medical professor Frédéric Charron, director of the ...

Axons can be shaped like strings of pearls, research in mice and people show. How that shape may influence brain signaling is not yet clear.

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine, led by Dr. Shigeki Watanabe, have found that axons aren’t the smooth, cylindrical ...

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 ...

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Axons in brain cells resemble a string of pearls rather than smooth tubes, according to Johns Hopkins researchers. This discovery, aided by advanced imaging and modeling, reveals how physical and ...

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