(A) Illustration of myelinated nerve fiber and saltatory conduction of action potential. An example of PNS myelinated nerve fiber is shown. (B) Illustration of transverse section of myelinated axon at ...

For the first time, neuroscientists from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence (currently in the process of being established) have revealed the ...

Neurotrophins are secreted growth factors critical for the development and maintenance of the vertebrate nervous system. Neurotrophins activate two types of cell surface receptors, the Trk receptor ...

The central nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord. The central nervous system controls thought, movement, and emotion, as well as breathing, heart rate, hormones, and body temperature.

The human brain, like that of all other mammals, is dominated by an outer layer rich in nerve cells known as the cerebral cortex. It consists of six layers of nerve cells that are linked with each ...

Increased intraocular pressure (lOP) is recognised as the principal risk factor for the development of glaucomatous cupping of the optic disc. The hypothesis that it disrupts the function of retinal ...

Microscopically small cages can be produced at TU Wien (Vienna). Their grid openings are only a few micrometers in size, making them ideal for holding cells and allowing living tissue to grow in a ...

The dehydration of rat optic nerve has been studied by allowing specimens to become partially or fully dried before fixation and preparation for electron microscopy. A correlation is established ...

VANCOUVER – University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers have discovered what they are calling a “unique nerve structure” in the mouth and tongue of rorqual whales – the largest of the baleen ...