All cells, whether big or small, short or long, rely on proteins to function properly. In most cells, transporting these ...

The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. What factors limit the minimum diameter of an axon? And what is that minimum diameter? Faisal and colleagues used biophysical ...

A team of scientists at Harvard Medical School (HMS) has identified a new mechanism of dopamine release in the brain in a study conducted in mice that was published in the journal Science (“An action ...

Axon potentials recorded in somata of pyramidal neurons in vivo have a fast rising phase and variable threshold, contrary to predictions of the Hodgkin¨CHuxley model. Some have suggested that this ...

Axons are the brain’s information highways, transporting cellular cargo, chemical signals, and electrical impulses to other cells. These “roads” are typically depicted as smooth and cylindrical, with ...