Central to this activity are synapses, the junctions where branches of neurons connect, similar to electrical wires. Here, an axon from one neuron links to a dendrite of another. At these synapses, ...

Where have all these putative gap junctions been hiding ... the characterization of the microcircuitry of neighboring neurons. Cells can be visualized, activated directly or synaptically, and ...

A role for gap-junction communication in regulating cell proliferation ... Multipotent stem cells, which normally give rise to neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes under high-density culture ...

Researchers have successfully demonstrated how astroglia—cells that support the functioning of the brain—can be reprogrammed ...

Neurons have the amazing ability to self-organize into highly refined networks. I am interested in how these networks form. I am especially interested in the molecular pathways underlying this process ...

Called the Spiking Recurrent Cell (SRC), this innovative model combines the simplicity of implementation with the ability to reproduce the dynamics of biological neurons. Add to this the energy ...

Mirror neurons received significant media attention in the 2000s and were painted by some scientists as the key to many of our advanced social abilities. However, many of the more significant ...

Children with autism have different brains than children without autism, down to the structure and density of their neurons, according to a study by the University of Rochester Medical Center ...

Boarding a train at platform 10 at Clapham Junction station, she misjudged the big gap between the train and the platform. She caught her foot and fell into the carriage breaking her leg in two ...

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