Myelinated neurons can communicate rapidly and are 10 times faster than neurons without myelin. Synapse: The synapse is the portion of the neuron where information is received. The synapse is composed ...

One of the most intelligent non-primate animals the research team has studied are elephants, which have 5.6 billion neurons. Though Herculano-Houzel notes they also have higher-than-typical neuron ...

To better understand any pathological processes related to Alzheimer's disease that might affect the myelin sheath, Yale researchers analyzed proteins in human brain tissue, focusing on the sub ...

Other Phenotypes Premature death, attributed to hindbrain tauopathy, generally occurs between eight and 12 months (Dutschmann et al., 2010). Premature death is preceded by weight loss, hyperkyphosis, ...

MMN and motor neuron disease (MND) can have similar symptoms. But the main difference is that MND affects groups of spinal nerves, while MNM affects single nerves.

The transmission of signals can, however, not just be strengthened or weakened; it can also be enabled in the first place or completely stopped. For example, neuroscientists know today that synapses ...

Spiking neurons are the core building blocks of Spiking Neural Networks. This work presents a methodology for designing minimal neuron circuits using various types of devices. We postulate that Sodium ...

In mammals, olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) are born throughout life, ostensibly solely to replace neurons lost via turnover or injury. This assumption follows from the hypothesis that olfactory ...

Artificial neural networks are commonly employed to mimic biological activities in the brain. Synapse as the neuron connecter plays an important role in information transmission, which revises the ...

In multiple sclerosis (MS), diffuse degenerative processes in the deep grey matter have been associated with clinical disabilities. We performed a systematic study in MS deep grey matter with a focus ...