1 Motor Neurons A motor neuron’s cell body is also often located either in ... or other signals via receptors or through gap junctions (direct connections between two membranes), axons that propagate ...

Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals ...

Second, the synapses that mediate these connections can be functionally very different, even when they belong to the same axon and contact the same postsynaptic target. What is the basis for this ...

Aweekly drug treatment strengthens neural connections and enhances neuron regeneration in mice with chronic ... Using fluorescent markers, the team labeled descending and ascending axons coming from ...