Certain interneurons, dopaminergic cells, or neuroendicrine cells for example, have been shown to grow their axon out from a lucky dendrite instead of the soma.

Dendrites themselves grow tiny protrusions called spines to create actual connections, or synapses, with incoming axons. It's these dendritic spines that shrink in number following axotomy.

Dendrites themselves grow tiny protrusions called spines to create actual connections, or synapses, with incoming axons. It’s these dendritic spines that shrink in number following axotomy.

Signals are received at the dendrite, processed in the soma's nucleus, and transmitted away from the soma along the axon. 3d illustration of the scientific function of a synapse or neuronal ...

Dendrites protrude from the soma and act as the inputs of the neuron. A typical neuron will have thousands of dendrites, with each connecting to an axon of another neuron. The connection is called ...

Neurons are the basic information processing structures in the brain and are composed of three main parts: dendrites, axons, and the soma. Dendrites receive and integrate synaptic inputs that are ...

While some neurons lack dendrites and axons, every neuron has a soma. This is because the soma is the neuron's life support. it contains the nucleus, mitochondria, ribosomes, and other necessary parts ...

While lysosomes were broadly distributed in the soma, dendrites, and axons of wild-type neurons, i3s lacking a BORC subunit housed few, if any, lysosomes in their axons (image below). No Ride for ...