Neurons vary in structure, function, and genetic makeup ... However, there are five major neuron forms. Each combines several elements of the basic neuron shape. In terms of function, scientists ...

The first wiring diagram of every neuron in an adult brain and the 50 ... For most brains, we have no idea how these networks function. "Flies can do all kinds of complicated things like walk ...

More information: Yael Iosilevskii et al, The PVD neuron has male-specific structure and mating function in Caenorhabditis elegans, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025).

To investigate, the scientists examined the action potential -- the 'firing' of the neuron -- and how the ... microscopic differences in neural structure and function have been tracked across ...

Using genetic tools to activate these two neuron types ... a small number for a structure that innervates the heart, lung, stomach and intestine and controls different functions in these different ...

Firstly, it causes the microtubules – part of the cell’s “skeleton” that supports the structure of the neuron ... developing approaches that aim to increase NEK1 function in ALS and prevent neuron ...

To investigate, the scientists examined the action potential—the firing of the neuron—and how the ... microscopic differences in neural structure and function have been tracked across time ...