A neuron has three main parts — a soma, dendrites and axon (top illustration) — to send and receive signals to other cells in a neuronal network, in a human brain (bottom illustration).

When a gene named Arhgap35 was mutated, the scientists observed that motor neurons failed to venture away from the spinal cord, instead snaking their way along the spinal cord’s edge, the scientists ...

Microscopic fluorescence lifetime image of a CA1 pyramidal neuron in the hippocampus of a mouse. The neuron was filled with the sodium-sensitive indicator ING-2 using a so-called patch pipette.