Moreover, they showed the existence of two kinds of processes, the 'axis cylinder' (the axon) and the 'protoplasmic processes' (the dendrites), a discovery that led many scientists to speculate on ...

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine, led by Dr. Shigeki Watanabe, have found that axons aren’t the smooth, cylindrical ...

My lab studies how neuronal circuits form during embryonic development. Specifically, we identify and study genes required for the correct navigation of neuronal processes (axons and dendrites), a ...