The axon is surrounded by multilamellar structure of myelin. (E) Myelinated nerve fiber reproduced in vitro by coculture of rat dorsal root ganglion neurons and Schwann cells. Myelin segments are ...

A bundle of neurones is called a nerve. There are three main types of ... Receptors are groups of specialised cells. They detect a change in the environment (stimulus) and stimulate electrical ...

Researchers from the University of New Hampshire looked at the developmental process of the cerebral cortex—the outermost ...

Researchers studied how the 3D structure of DNA in nerve cells affects their ability to heal after injury. Their results are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The retina is an extremely complex structure. It's made up of at least 10 distinguishable layers, and is packed with more sensory nerve cells than anywhere else in the body. The retina is home to ...

A recent study by the Hector Institute for Translational Brain Research (HITBR) at the Central Institute of Mental Health ...

This helps nerve cells to transmit nerve impulses. Your brain contains around 85 billion nerve cells. Their sodium-potassium pumps use around 20 per cent of your daily energy intake to keep your ...

The answer lies in a membranous structure called myelin ... abnormalities that affect glial cells. Regardless of its cause, myelin loss causes remarkable nerve dysfunction because nerve conduction ...