Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD Neurons are the cells in our body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. The ability to move or feel the world ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

Two studies published in the latest issue of Science have revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex ...

Types of Neurons Sensory neurons The cell bodies of sensory ... to potentially damaging stimuli by causing the perception of pain. 1 Motor Neurons A motor neuron’s cell body is also often located ...

Shown are the three main neuron types in the lateral horn of the vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster: inhibitory projection neurons (green) respond to attractive odors; third-order neurons of the ...

A neuron or nerve cell is the brain's fundamental building block for the transmission of information. The cell body (or soma) is a neuron’s center, from which different types of extensions ...

Neurons in the brains of mice tell them to stop eating when they’ve had enough food – and since people probably have the same ...

Nerve cells called pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons were found to be responsible for post-feeding sugar consumption.

Figure 1: Pyramidal-neuron structure and domains of synaptic input. The functional properties of two types of pyramidal neurons — CA1 pyramidal neurons in the hippocampus and layer V pyramidal ...