NERVE fibres have become greatly elongated for their function of conduction, but each yet remains essentially a bag, surrounded by a membrane, with the nucleus separated in a special region, the ...

Coordination and control - the nervous system - AQA The structure and function of the nervous system The nervous system enables humans to react to their surroundings and to coordinate their behaviour.

Glial cells are an integral part of the human nervous system. They help support and nourish nerve cells, or neurons. Several types of glial cells exist.

Regulator of chromosome structure crucial to healthy brain function and nerve development Cohesin protein identified as key to control of chromosome structure underlying nerve cell network ...

Researchers are developing an approach that combines 3D printing, stem cells, and lab-grown tissue to treat spinal cord ...

The nerve cell must target each of them to distinct synaptic sites that oppose incoming nerve cell contacts that release the correct transmitter to activate that receptor type.

The study shows that an enzyme which usually controls the destruction of protein components has an unexpected function in nerve cells: it controls the structure of the cytoskeleton and thus ...

Fuelling nerve cell function and plasticity Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Cologne image: The picture shows neurons (magenta) born in the adult mouse hippocampus. Nuclei are stained cyan.

For the first time, neuroscientists from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence (currently in the process of being established) have ...

The APCs Of Nerve Cell Function Date: June 19, 2008 Source: Tufts University, Health Sciences Summary: Best known for its role in colorectal cancer, the protein adenomatous polyposis coli (APC ...

Cells that control hunger have a strong influence on the brain’s higher cortical regions. The findings could lead to new treatments for psychiatric illness.