Neurons can also be categorized by their basic structure. Unipolar neurons have one nerve process that acts as both an axon and a dendrite whereas bipolar neurons have both a single axon and a single ...

Between the axon of a transmitting neuron and the dendrite of a receiving neuron is a gap called the synapse—the site at which signals are passed between the brain cells. The nervous system ...

2. Neurons are made of three parts Neurons receive signals in a short antennae-like part called the dendrite, and send signals to other neurons with a long cable-like part called the axon.

Here, an axon from one neuron links to a dendrite of another. At these synapses, neurotransmitters carry signals across the ...

Pyramidal-neuron dendrites contain voltage-gated channels ... but these events do not always propagate to the soma and the axon. The coupling of dendritic spikes to axonal action-potential firing ...

This study presents solid evidence for distinct neurotransmitter release modalities between two subclasses of dopaminergic neurons in the olfactory bulb, highlighting an important finding that ...