Each neuron had the following compartments outlined: soma, dendrite (15 μm away from the soma, 15 μm in length, three to four dendrites analyzed per neuron), and AIS (defined as described by Evans et ...

Axon and dendritic guidance determines synaptic connectivity and is regulated by fixed or diffusible extracellular molecules as well as factors intrinsic to the neuron.

Scientists have long known that the brain's visual system isn't fully hardwired from the start—it becomes refined by what ...

Overexpression of an activity-dependent protein, CPG15, in Xenopus tectal cells promotes growth of tectal dendrites and retinal axons, and may coordinate their development.

This useful study presents a biologically realistic, large-scale cortical model of the rat's non-barrel somatosensory cortex, investigating synaptic plasticity of excitatory connections under varying ...

Based on several lines of interesting data, the authors conclude that FMRP, though associated with stalled ribosomes, does not determine the position on the mRNAs at which ribosomes stall. Although ...

In this work, stabilization of an axonal growth in a neuron associated with the dynamics of tubulin concentration is proposed by designing a boundary control. The dynamics are given by a parabolic ...

Neurodevelopment is a highly coordinated process involving cell differentiation, neurite extension, axon guidance, and dendritic formation, forming the structural basis for cognitive function. Metal ...

Unipolar neurons: These neurons have a single long axon that is responsible for sending electrical signals. The axon in unipolar neurons is myelinated, which allows for rapid signal transmission.