Axon and dendritic guidance is the biological process by which growing axons and dendrites orient and navigate to their targets during the development of the nervous system.

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This is an important study that combines replications of findings and novel detailed MRI investigations to assess the impact of environmental enrichment and maternal behavior on mice brain structure ...

But, unlike vertebrate organisms, the octopus’s nervous system is also decentralized, with around 350 million neurons, or 66 percent of it, located in its eight arms.

The autonomic nervous system is the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls visceral functions such as heart rate, respiratory rate and digestion. It consists of enteric ...

Parasitic tapeworm larvae release glutamate and other excitatory molecules that can directly excite brain neurons.

Intriguing and incredibly unique, Octopuses are cephalopods with three hearts that pump blue blood throughout their eight ...

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CIDP is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system's B-cells attack the peripheral nervous system. In the current study, the CAR CD19 T-cell therapy was used to combat these rogue B-cells.

The nervous system is a complex network of neurons and cells that carry messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to various parts of the body. A study led by Cedars-Sinai investigators ...

Since the emergence of the Zika virus epidemic in 2014 and the associated novel sequalae that emerged, much has been learned about the effects of antenatal exposure to Zika virus. Zika virus in ...

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