Glia detect and transiently protect against dendrite substructure disruption in C. elegans. Nature Communications, 2025; 16 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-55674-0 ...

UNIGE researchers have identified a feedback loop from the thalamus to the somatosensory cortex that modulates touch ...

When parts of the nervous system start to break down—or get broken—the consequences for human health can be staggering. Can ...

The cerebral cortex processes sensory information via a complex network of neural connections. How are these signals ...

When groups of neurons activate, they become interconnected. This networking is how we learn, reason, form memories, and adapt to our world, and it’s made possible by synapses, tiny junctions dotting ...

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.

In neurons, this could explain how signals received at specific sites on dendrites are relayed to the cell body hundreds of micrometers away.

Dendrites – the branch-like projections extending from neurons – serve a critical role in how information is processed, receiving incoming information and passing it to the neuronal cell body.

Meanwhile, doctors and psychologists are left with the practical reality of treating brain injury. To do that, we must treat both the neurons and the mental states that result from whatever caused ...

Mitochondria are the main suppliers of energy to neurons, but they look and behave differently depending on where they are situated in the brain cell. Mitochondria located in the axon, a neuron’s ...