New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

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 ...

Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that supports the brain cells critical for learning, ...

A new study reveals that brain cells transmit signals using a mechanism similar to muscle contraction, shedding light on ...

Neurons may get all the glory, but they would be nothing without glial cells. While brain cells do the heavy lifting in the nervous system, it's the glia that provide nutrients, clean up waste, and ...

Researchers at FORTH have developed a new type of artificial neural network (ANN) that incorporates features of biological ...

dendrites, and the cell body. Understanding and controlling these specialized regions is critical for probing cellular function and treating neurological diseases. In a groundbreaking development ...