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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"We analyzed the same data in which we previously traced axons, this time selecting about 2,000 neurons with the best image quality of dendrites for complete reconstruction," Yan explained.

Instead, they regrow the dendrites completely and much more quickly than they regrow axons. Within a few hours they'll start regrowing dendrites, and after a couple of days they have almost their ...

The discovery of a new shape of brain cell has neuroscientists scratching their heads over what the function of these neurons might be. Though neurons come in different shapes and sizes, the basic ...