This explainer outlines how neurons and glial cells coordinate electrical and chemical signals to form complex brain networks that govern thought, behavior, and consciousness. It also explores how ...

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To understand how neuroplasticity works, we need an idea of how neurons function and how they message ... extend over a meter and finish at the axon terminal. Okay, so we have the basic anatomy ...

Kathryn Morelli, Ph.D. (pictured above, left), points out neurons and their axon projections on an image of a brain ... Also known as motor neuron disease or Lou Gehrig’s disease, ALS is a rare, ...