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Neurons
Neurons: A nerve cell that receives and sends electrical signals over long distances within the body. A neuron receives electrical input signals from sensory cells (called sensory neurons) and from other neurons. The neuron sends electrical output signals to muscle neurons (called motoneurons or motor neurons) and to other neurons. A neuron that simply signals another neuron is called an interneuron.
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JUL 20, 2021Neuroscience
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JUL 20, 2021
Neuroscience
Genetics holds crucial information about how much sleep we need
JUL 18, 2021
Neuroscience
A brainless slime mold known as Physarum polycephalum uses its body to sense mechanical cues in its environment. Then, i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
We now know that COVID-19 can cause a range of symptoms. Some of these problems are taking months to clear up in patient
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2021
Health & Medicine
The short answer is it's still not certain if caffeine helps or worsens migraines, but chronic consumption of caffei
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JUL 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Breaks in DNA are typically associated with harmful conditions, and the cell has ways to repair this damage. But it's be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The perineuronal net is known to play a crucial role in memory. This structure surrounds certain neurons, encasing their
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the 60s, neuroscientists proposed that specific brain cells were connected to the recognition of specific objects, us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers from France have found that astrocytes do more than support neurons in the central nervous system. They foun
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 05, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers at Indiana University have found that mice exposed to cannabinoids while in the womb are less responsive to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 05, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers led by New York University have found that a stimulant drug may be able to treat persistent daydreaming, fat
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 04, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Rett syndrome is a neurological disorder that mostly affects girls; affected individuals develop normally until they're
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2021
Health & Medicine
Exploding Head Syndrome (EHS) is a benign but abnormal sensory reaction where a person hears loud sounds perceived withi
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JUN 28, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers led by the University of California have found important neurological differences between human and mouse br
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 28, 2021
Cardiology
When graphene was first developed, it was hailed as a revolutionary material but its potential uses seemed unclear to ma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
For most of us, a whiff of pepper or tickle in the nose will trigger a sneeze. The action can rapidly expel whatever mig
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
The FDA recently approved a new drug known as Adulhelm, or aducanumab, to treat Alzheimer’s disease. The first new
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 16, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at King’s College London have identified a single biomarker that can be used to diagnose a range of neu
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 09, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers led by the University of South Australia have identified a new drug that may be able to help prevent athlete
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 08, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers led by King’s College London have found that levels of a protein known as neurofilament light chain (N
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Young children who are born with neurofibromatosis type 1 are at heightened risk of having vision problems because they
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Autism spectrum disorder is complex; it presents differently in different patients and may be influenced by many factors
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's thought that inflammation is closely connected to cognitive decline, and neuroinflammation plays a role role in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2021
Microbiology
The brain is sometimes called grey matter, which is made up of neurons. But it also contains white matter, which are neu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada have found that zebrafish exposed to certain cannabinoids early in
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon