A recent study has uncovered how specific genetic mutations in α2δ-1 and α2δ-3 proteins linked to autism spectrum disorders ...

revealed ectopic synaptic contacts between dendrites of surviving rod bipolar cells and cone terminals. Figure 4: Two types of contact made by the ectopic cone–rod bipolar cell synapses.

developmental synapse elimination has been studied in several model systems in mammals (Figure 1A). In some systems, axons compete for one postsynaptic target. In other systems, dendrites from the ...

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 ...

2019). PC12 cells are widely used to study neural behavior since they could differentiate into the nerve cells, which have neurite, dendrite, and axon, and form synapses with neighboring cells to ...

Researchers have identified a unique mitochondrial process in CA2 neurons that supports learning, memory, and social ...

However, the study provides limited new insights into the relationship between retinal lamination defects and overall retinal function. Neural lamination is a common feature of the central nervous ...

Researchers have identified the mitochondrial calcium uniporter as a critical protein in the strengthening of synaptic ...

Nerve cells have amazing strategies to save energy and still perform the most important of their tasks. Researchers found that the neuronal energy conservation program determines the location and ...

the so-called dendrites, if the energy loss "on the way" from the cell body to the synapses is greater than the energy required to transport the mRNA into the dendrites. However, the research team ...