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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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SEP 05, 2018
Videos
What is a habit? A habit is something that you do sub-consciously, whether it be something that you want to do or someth
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 05, 2018
Neuroscience
Understanding how the brain learns is a complex undertaking. There are billions of neurons in the mind that signal each
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 04, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a genetic disorder kno
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 04, 2018
Videos
Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron (brain cell). This neuron was not found in mice and researchers believe
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 04, 2018
Neuroscience
The passage of time is an objective measure. A minute is 60 seconds, and an hour is 60 minutes and so on. However, the b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 03, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
In mice lacking genes important to acetylcholine signaling, REM sleep was nearly lost.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2018
Videos
Organ chips are great for studying parts of the human body that are challenging to explore.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2018
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 28, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This cell type has never been observed in laboratory animals.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are starting to learn more about the potential causes underlying autism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Miniature, simplified versions of human brains were just improved with the addition of an important cell type.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
The capacity of brain cells to change is referred to as "plasticity” and according to a new study a decline i
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 20, 2018
Videos
The lymphatic system is the body's way of keeping cells moving along. It's an integral part of the circulatory s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 15, 2018
Videos
CDKL5 (cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5) is a gene that is found on the X-chromosome, mutations to this gene lead to
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
AUG 15, 2018
Videos
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 15, 2018
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 14, 2018
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 14, 2018
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 13, 2018
Videos
Fixing the body usually involves “doing no harm” since that is part of the Hippocratic Oath doctors take. Ho
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 13, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A clinical trial that is the first of its kind has been started in Japan.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2018
Neuroscience
It's been established by many studies that women are more vulnerable than men when it comes to head injuries. Women
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans have adjusted to a daily rhythm, and our bodies rely on timing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2018
Videos
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...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl