New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

Researchers have identified a unique mitochondrial process in CA2 neurons that supports learning, memory, and social ...

"In science, structure is function," says Lippincott-Schwartz, who also heads Janelia's 4D Cellular Physiology research area.

Researchers have identified the mitochondrial calcium uniporter as a critical protein in the strengthening of synaptic ...

Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that helps brain cells adapt and strengthen connections, ...

Between the axon of a transmitting neuron and the dendrite of a receiving neuron ... that have physical forms specialized for their functions. Neurons communicate using electrical signals, or ...

Nerve cells have amazing strategies to save energy and still perform the most important of their tasks. Researchers from the ...

Axons and dendrites vary in size ... And the CNS and PNS control voluntary and involuntary functions. The body’s voluntary (somatic) nervous system controls things a person is aware of and ...

Researchers at FORTH have developed a new type of artificial neural network (ANN) that incorporates features of biological ...

The nucleus where the genes that modify neuron function are controlled is a long distance away from where neurons receive input from their synapses, which are located in distant dendrites that ...

Neurons balance energy efficiency by regulating protein synthesis based on molecular properties like stability and size.