A team of scientists at the University of California, Davis, is exploring how hallucinogenic drugs impact the structure and function of neurons — research that could lead to new treatments for ...

Along with variation in dendritic structure and channel distributions, such variability suggests that different pyramidal neurons might carry out specialized functions.

Fifty years after it was originally discovered, scientists in Switzerland have elucidated the function of a microscopic network of tubules found in neurons. This structure modulates the strength ...

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...

The overexpression of a gene tied to cell division and the structure and function of neurons may prevent and protect against cognitive decline in both mice and humans with Alzheimer's disease (AD ...

“We’ve known for some time that ovarian hormones, and particularly estradiol — a type of estrogen — have important consequences for neurons’ structure and function,” said UCSB ...

Neurons in the hypothalamus (B) project to the ventral tegmental area (C), where cells send connections to the prefrontal cortex (A). Through this pathway, AgRP cells in the hypothalamus affect ...

Recently, researchers at UC Santa Barbara used modern laser microscopy techniques to observe how fluctuations in ovarian hormones shape both the structure and function of neurons in the mouse ...

Over time, these connections can grow stronger or weaker depending on the neurons’ patterns of activation. Changes in structure and function take place at the level of the synapses between neurons.

Recently, researchers at UC Santa Barbara used modern laser microscopy techniques to observe how fluctuations in ovarian hormones shape both the structure and function of neurons in the mouse ...

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