Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD Neurons are the cells in our body that are responsible for transmitting electrical ...

Motor neurons in the different cranial motor nuclei extend axons, forming the cranial nerves, to innervate muscles and parasympathetic ganglia in the head and neck. The specification of the ...

1 Interneurons Interneurons, also known as relay neurons, connect multiple regions of the nervous system ... and myelin sheaths surrounding the axon that accelerate action potential propagation.

Recent evidence suggests that multiple sclerosis also affects neurons, as cortical atrophy is detected early in the disease, axon transection can occur in inflammatory lesions, and axonal loss is ...

Much like tree branches, hundreds of axons extend from neurons during development. These axons serve as information highways ... “That’s why these compartmentalized models are important for us because ...

but possibly attractant for some neurons, also a nerve growth factor Secreted and cell surface molecules Multimeric receptor complexes on axons or dendrites and can regulate gene expression ...

Axons connect neurons across great distances in the nervous system, and this distance is a fundamental vulnerability for neurons. Maintenance of functional connectivity requires robust mechanisms for ...