In a study published in Cell, a research team led by Prof. Li Hanjie from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology ...

Between the axon of a transmitting neuron and ... category of cells that do not transmit electrical signals but still form an important part of the nervous system. Glial cells provide structural ...

For decades, scientists assumed that neural stem cells (NSCs) only occur in the brain and spinal cord. A new international ...

These three genes encode membrane proteins that transport different metabolites between brain cells, providing them with energy. In the brain, one way that neurons communicate with one another is ...

In October 1886, the Swiss embryologist Wilhelm His (1831–1904) put forward the idea that the nerve-cell body and its prolongations ... became known as the 'neuron theory'.

Neurons are cells ... body works. There are many different types of neurons, and they all have special functions in the brain, spinal cord, and muscles that control the body. The three neuron ...

In a study published in Cell on April 7, a research team led by Prof. LI Hanjie from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the ...

Is neuron regeneration in the ... approach could also be combined with other cell replacement therapies. Research in Goldman's lab has shown that glial cells called astrocytes also play an ...