Researchers report the first complex 3D model made of brain-like cortical tissue that exhibits biochemical and electrophysiological response and functions in vitro for months. The engineered ...

They first created the 3D structure of a mouse dendrite by combining electron microscope (EM) images of the brain structure together.

The amount of data on individual neurons of the human brain is very limited, both in terms of relative 3D coordinates and in terms of connectivity among neurons.

Google has developed a 3-D online map charting one cubic millimeter of the human brain. Using over a million gigabytes of data, it shows 4,000 incoming axons connecting to a single neuron.

This, in turn, normalized the electrical conduction of axons and improved the function of neurons in the brain regions linked by these axons. The researchers say PLD3 may be used as a marker in ...

The folding brain creates a stress landscape, causing axons – the long, slender projections of neurons that transmit electrical impulses – to grow differently in different areas of the brain.

Uncharted territory Neurons rely on axons and dendrites for communication; axons send messages out, while dendrites receive those incoming, some with the help of cilia extending from their tips.

The axon of one neuron, a dendrite of another, and the gap between them are collectively called a synapse. LTP is the idea that synapses that are used often grow strong. That is learning. The ...

Specialized projections called axons allow neurons to transmit electrical and chemical signals to other neurons. Neurons can also receive these signals via rootlike extensions known as dendrites.