Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 118, No. 34 (August 24, 2021), pp. 1-9 (9 pages) Dendrites play an essential role in the integration of highly ...

Microglia respond to proteinopathies by changing their shapes and expression profiles in different ways. Here’s one that has been somewhat overlooked: rod-shaped microglia. These long, straight cells ...

image: Researchers have discovered the human brain’s enhanced processing power may stem from differences in the structure and function of our neurons. view more The function of the human brain is ...

The brain’s rules seem simple: Fire together, wire together. When groups of neurons activate, they become interconnected. This networking is how we learn, reason, form memories, and adapt to our world ...