In a provocative new study, scientists challenge a fundamental tenet in neuroscience about the shape of axons -- the long, ...

Axons in brain cells resemble a string of pearls rather than smooth tubes, according to Johns Hopkins researchers. This discovery, aided by advanced imaging and modeling, reveals how physical and ...

In a study, scientists challenge a fundamental tenet in neuroscience about the shape of axons -- the long, thin filaments radiating from nerve cells that transmit electrical signals from cell to cell ...

“Understanding the structure of axons is important for understanding brain cell signaling,” says Shigeki Watanabe ... s and other neurodegenerative diseases due to the loss of membrane and skeletal ...

The speed of the action potential isn’t constant, they assert, but modulated by changes in the size of the nano-pearls, which in turn are caused by mechanical changes in the axon’s membrane ...

In a provocative new study, scientists challenge a fundamental tenet in neuroscience about the shape of axons -- the long, ...

"Understanding the structure of axons is important for understanding brain cell signaling," says Shigeki ... diseases due to the loss of membrane and skeletal integrity in neurons.